Please be advised that our collection includes historic footage and descriptions that may reflect attitudes which can be disturbing and harmful. Viewer discretion is advised.
We are undertaking work to reframe our collection and address hurtful language and legacies in our collections. If you come across material that causes offence, we welcome your feedback through an anonymous reporting form.
We are undertaking work to reframe our collection and address hurtful language and legacies in our collections. If you come across material that causes offence, we welcome your feedback through an anonymous reporting form.
Searched For: football
Record 528 – 547 of 667
| [SCHOOL SPORTS IN CHESHIRE] | |||
| Date: 1979 Film Number: 2698 | |||
| Footage of sports day at the Firs Primary School in Chester - a running race, a forward roll race, a football dribbling race and an obstacle race - is followed by a short prizegiving. There are then mixed scenes from the family - all of them assembled after the christening of the new baby Daniel, a small child playing on a toy truck, and then shots of a caravan park. There is a shot of a girl in a dinghy (on dry land) and one of her in her brownie outfit. | |||
| LAND FOR A CHANGE [BA VERSION] | |||
| Date: 1979 Film Number: 6589 | |||
| Promotional film for British Airways highlighting the natural, sporting and cultural attractions that the North West has to offer. This film updates the earlier 1972 version, to reflect the change of company name from British European Airways to British Airways. Aerial footage of the region is interspersed with views of five people from the North West enjoying different leisure activities. There are scenes of the region's industry, education and commerce as well as glimpses of Manchester's night-life, including restaurants, clubs and a Halle Orchestra concert at the Free Trade Hall. The five people are revealed to be members of the same BA flight crew and are seen at Manchester Airport the next day, preparing for a flight to Brussels. | |||
| [BABY CAROLINE AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1979-80 Film Number: 5756 | |||
| Brief holiday footage before scenes of a boys' football match. Shots of people arriving at the house and then departing for baby Caroline's Christening. Baby Caroline and mother Denise at home in lounge. | |||
| TEGG’S NOSE COUNTRY PARK; BEACON FELL; THE SPIRIT OF WORSLEY ROAD; LANCASTER LUNACY; A GARDEN PARTY | |||
| Date: c1980 Film Number: 5061 | |||
| A compilation reel featuring five short films of life around Swinton. The film begins with a group's walking trip around Tegg's Nose Country Park. In the next scene the group visit Beacon Fell. In 'The Spirit of Worsley Road', members of Worsley Road United Reformed Church watch a magician perform magic tricks. In 'Lancaster Lunacy', we see people take part in various games and races at Lancaster University. The last short film includes scenes of a garden party organised by the 14th Swinton Scouts Parents Association. | |||
| SALFORD FESTIVAL 1980 | |||
| Date: 1980 Film Number: 1735 | |||
| A record of some of the 250 cultural, sporting and educational events that took place between August 23rd - September 6th to celebrate the 750th anniversary of the Salford Royal Charter. Includes scenes of the opening ceremony at Swinton Civic Centre; Ordsall Park circus; Hanky Park play; a ladies darts final; a champagne cruise around Salford docks; Buile Hill Park carnival; the Grand Ball; a raft race on the River Irwell; the Peasants' Ball and the Salford Festival Ecumenical Service held at St John's Cathedral, Salford. | |||
|
|||
| [Salford Festival Trims 1] | |||
| Date: 1980 Film Number: 1736 | |||
| Miscellaneous trims from 'Salford Festival 1980' (final edit accession number 1735). Includes shots of the Mayor on a boat at Worsley; outdoor events at Little Hulton; a ladies darts match; an all girls' sports day; festival celebrations in Ellor Street and interior shots of a pub. | |||
| [Salford Festival Trims 2] | |||
| Date: 1980 Film Number: 1737 | |||
| Miscellaneous trims from 'Salford Festival 1980' (final edit accession number 1735). Includes scenes of the festival parade along the Crescent; outdoor stalls and activities taking place at the Cliff; wheelbarrow races and street stalls at Ellor Street; footage of women playing football and throwing frisbees at an all girls' sports day held at the Old Salford Racecourse and scenes of a band and singer performing at the Grand Ball held at the Salford Art Gallery. | |||
| [Salford Festival Trims 18] | |||
| Date: 1980 Film Number: 1754 | |||
| Miscellaneous trims from 'Salford Festival 1980' (final edit accession number 1735). Includes a shot of a poster advertising a 'Girls' Day at Old Salford Racecourse'. Women are seen having a game of five-a-side football and participating in other sporting activities. Further footage includes celebrations at Little Hulton; shots inside St Johns' Cathedral, Salford; boats on the canal at Worsley and some shots of children playing on scaffolding next to a tower block on the Islington Estate [?]. | |||
| [Salford Festival Trims 19] | |||
| Date: 1980 Film Number: 1755 | |||
| Miscellaneous trims from 'Salford Festival 1980' (final edit accession number 1735). Includes footage of a girls' rounders match and some shots of tower blocks on the Walter Greenwood Court at Pendleton. | |||
| [Salford Festival Trims 28] | |||
| Date: 1980 Film Number: 1763 | |||
| Miscellaneous trims from 'Salford Festival 1980' (final edit accession number 1735). Includes scenes of the all girls' sports day held on the Old Salford Racecourse - teams of women are seen playing five-a-side football, rounders and frisbee. | |||
| A PRACTICAL FAITH | |||
| Date: 1980 Film Number: 4575 | |||
| Student documentary looking at the work of Rev Mike Taylor, a United Reform Church minister in Hulme, Manchester - visiting the sick, organising youth events and sports, counselling and preaching on Sunday. Includes views of Hulme crescents and deck-access flats, the local chip shop and an elderly people's centre. This film, along with thousands of others from across the country, can also be viewed online as part of BFI: Britain on Film - player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film/ | |||
|
|
| ||
| [STALYBRIDGE MOTORCYCLE CLUB ACTIVITIES] | |||
| Date: 1980-1 Film Number: 7366 | |||
| Stalybridge Motorcycle Club activities during 1980 and 1981 including a trip to Jodrell Bank, camping in Portmadoc (including bikers being towed on a sled on the beach), plus scenes at the Moon Rally in May 1980. A ride out to a local cafe, before footage of trick-riding at the Lantern Rally. After a gathering at Rivington Barn, club members join a demonstration for the Motorcycle Action Group in Huddersfield. Ends with scenes at the Millbrook Community Centre where bikers dance and headbang to local rock bands. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [FARM; FOOTBALL MATCH; FAMILY; WEDDING ANNIVERSARY] | |||
| Date: 1980-1 Film Number: 9089 | |||
| Farming and family scenes from the Heyes family of Mossborough Hall Farm in Rainford, St. Helens. The film opens on 12 May 1980. James Heyes is in a field, he talks for the camera about how the sprout seeds have not germinated due to the recent dry weather, it has been the driest April on record. We then see James playing in a local football match. Mrs Heyes briefly records a visit to Elizabeth and Robin (and their dog Fly) at Hightown on Sunday 2 August. On 11 August 1981 Mr and Mrs Heyes celebrated their Silver Wedding. They talk for the camera about how they have spent the day. Their children James, William and Elizabeth, and Elizabeth's partner Robin and James's partner Fiona Lennon, talk for the camera and give Mr and Mrs Heyes their good wishes. James also talks about how the farm has been struggling over the summer as business has been slow. Mrs Heyes mentions that Mr Heyes has been asked to go hunting with Lord Derby. | |||
| THE POOL OF LIFE | |||
| Date: c1981 Film Number: 5586 | |||
| Film promoting tourism in and around Liverpool. Some of the region's museums and art galleries are visited, including the Lady Lever Art Gallery and the Merseyside Maritime Museum. After a trip to Knowsley Safari Park, the film looks at some of Merseyside's sporting and leisure activities, including football at Anfield, golf at the Royal Liverpool and racing at Aintree. Moving further afield, the film visits Southport, the Wirral, Chester, North Wales and the Lakes, before returning to Liverpool to look at the nightlife in the city, with people dancing in a nightclub and and locals drinking in the English pub, The Nook, in Chinatown. | |||
|
|
|||
| FMY ACTIVITIES | |||
| Date: 1980s Film Number: 6757 | |||
| Scenes from the Garstang Free Methodist Youth activities around the Lake District in the 1980s, including trips to the Lowther Outdoor Activities Centre, Aira Force, Blaithwaite House and Ashness Wood. There are views of youths hiking through the countryside and horsing around, including an extended sequence where Lee Angus is tied up in a sleeping bag and paraded like a trophy through the wood. | |||
|
|||
| [BARBECUE IN THE GARDEN] | |||
| Date: 1980s Film Number: 10448 | |||
| Three women in the car park of the George Hotel then walking in the hills. In the garden playing football with the dog then the O'Connors enjoy a barbecue on a rainy day. | |||
| AUTUMN IN DIDDESBURY | |||
| Date: *1981 Film Number: 6629 | |||
| Autumn scenes in Didsbury featuring the Fletcher Moss Botanical Gardens, St James' Church and students playing football. | |||
|
|
|||
| [GAMES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE] | |||
| Date: 1981 Film Number: 6763 | |||
| Scenes from a social outing of the Garstang Free Methodist Church to Cowan Bridge in 1981, including everyone getting off the bus, walking along country roads and climbing over a cattle fence. There are views of the women relaxing in a field whilst the men play football, followed by a series of obstacle and sack races for all. | |||
| [FOOTBALL, WINTER GARDEN AND ABERSOCH HOLIDAY] | |||
| Date: 1981 Film Number: 10389 | |||
| Compilation reel of family leisure and holiday scenes, including boys playing football on a muddy pitch, children and their dog playing in a snowy garden, and scenes on a farm during a holiday in Wales. | |||
| [MARK AND KATHY] | |||
| Date: 1981-3 Film Number: 12222 | |||
| Family scenes from the Leach family, we see the children, Mark and Kathy, having fun at various events. The film opens with Christmas scenes. A mince pie and a glass of sherry has been left for Santa. Mark hangs his stocking and helps Kathy with hers. We then see Kathy crawling up the stairs. There are more Christmas scenes, We see piles of toys and the extended family in the sitting room. The children eat cereals and play with headphones. We then see them in the bath. The children play in a pub car park, and then on holiday they play football on a foreign beach with their Dad. We later see the three of them in a dinghy in the sea. Back home there are more Christmas scenes and we see the children playing in the street. They attend a cricket match and we see them playing on a beach building sand castles and later having a picnic. There are scenes from a family trip to Jodrell Bank, followed by scenes of the children playing in the garden. | |||
| Record 528 – 547 of 667 | First | Previous | Next | Last | ||