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| COME WITH ALTRINCHAM CHA: CONISTON WATER, MARCH 1969 | |||
| Date: 1969 Film Number: 4303 | |||
| The Altrincham CHA (Countryside Holidays Association) on holiday in Coniston in March 1969, setting out on a ramble around the lake - en route, they notice a yacht capsize. The members are seen in the grounds of Monk Coniston, the guest house where they are staying, and also rambling at Tarn Hows. Some of the members go pony trekking, and the group is seen boarding the coach at the end of the holiday. | |||
| [CHESHIRE SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1969 Film Number: 4345 | |||
| Scenes of different buildings and locations in Cheshire - including Gawsworth Old Hall, a church and house, Wrenbury village, Swettenham mill and church and Sandbach. | |||
| WEDDING OF ROSEMARY AND JOHN AT DAVENHAM METHODIST CHURCH JULY 19TH 1969 | |||
| Date: 1969 Film Number: 4347 | |||
| Guests for the wedding are seen arriving at Davenham Methodist Church near Northwich. The bride and her family pose for photographs in the garden at the family home before leaving for the church. After the ceremony, people are seen in the garden of the hotel where the reception is being held. | |||
| THE ROMANTIC ROAD | |||
| Date: 1969 Film Number: 4476 | |||
| Film of trip by Mr and Mrs Wells to Northern Germany in their Austin J2 camper van. Leaving Blackpool via Dover, they travel to Wuppertal and travel on the famous monorail. Continuing on their journey, they visit a number of different towns and cities, including Attendorn, the Biggesee lake and dam and Nerdingen before travelling back home via Luxembourg. | |||
| [IN THE GARDEN; WEST KILBRIDE] | |||
| Date: 1969 Film Number: 4856 | |||
| Peter and Maureen Doherty are seen helping their mother with the gardening at home. On holiday in West Kilbride, William and Maureen are seen on the beach and Peter builds a sandcastle and goes on a donkey ride. | |||
| [3RD BARROW IN FURNESS SCOUT TROOP - 'THE ROAD TO THE ISLES'] | |||
| Date: 1969 Film Number: 5406 | |||
| 3rd Barrow in Furness (Grammar School) Scout Troop trip to Scotland and some of the Scottish Islands. Shots from the journey are followed by scenes at Auchengillan campsite. They then continue north on to Balmacara where they set up their main camp though most of the rest of the trip is beset by very heavy rain - an attempt to visit the Falls of Glomach is beaten back by the weather and muddy scouts try to wash themselves afterwards. On clearer days the scouts go hillwalking, visit the Isle of Skye, dry out their camping gear and swim in the sea. Also scenes of pancake making, cooking and sandwich preparation. The return trip passes briefly through Oban and Carlisle, and Paul Walsh celebrates his 12th birthday. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [DISMANTLING THE OLD MEDICINE HOUSE] | |||
| Date: 1969 Film Number: 5771 | |||
| Scenes showing the dismantling of the Medicine House in Wrinehill, Staffordshire, prior to being moved to Blackden, Cheshire - 20 miles away. The framework of the building is seen and the structure is carefully dismantled by a team of workmen in hard hats. | |||
| [GRIME FAMILY - JERSEY HOLIDAY: BEACH SCENES AND MOTOR RACE] | |||
| Date: 1969 Film Number: 5838 | |||
| The Grime family on holiday in Jersey - swimming in the sea, sunbathing and playing football on the beach. There are shots of the family on a boat trip, and enjoying drinks on a terrace. A motor race with a variety of different types of cars racing down a winding road concludes. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [CHEADLE ROYAL (INDUSTRIES) LTD - PARTY HAT MAKING] | |||
| Date: *1969 Film Number: 6018 | |||
| People with learning difficulties and mental health problems are seen operating various guillotines and presses used for the production of party hats at Cheadle Royal (Industries) Ltd. The finished products are packed into boxes and taken to the warehouse. | |||
| [SILVER WEDDING] | |||
| Date: *1969 Film Number: 6176 | |||
| Silver Wedding party at the Laycock's family home in Bolton - guests are seen arriving, drinking and chatting. The cake is cut by Mr and Mrs Laycock, and the film ends with shots of the couple's presents. | |||
| BUTLINS SPREE | |||
| Date: 1969 Film Number: 6827 | |||
| The Brierley and Brennand families on their annual holiday at Butlins holiday camp Skegness. Shows people playing golf, taking a ride on the miniature railway and water-skiing. Also includes people riding on fairground attractions. | |||
| [THE WEDDING OF RAYMOND DAWSON AND JUDITH DOYLE] | |||
| Date: 1969 Film Number: 7325 | |||
| A wedding held at the Church of English Martyrs in Whalley on 6th September 1969. Guests arrive and the bride is seen beside the car. There are shots, including close ups, of the couple and wedding party as they pose for photographs and stand around after the service. The film concludes with guests arriving in cars at the Hodder Bridge Hotel for the reception. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [ROYAL LANCASHIRE SHOW AND OTHER BLACKPOOL SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1969 Film Number: 7329 | |||
| Excerpt from a promotional film with scenes from Blackpool of bowling, a procession of vintage cars and the 1969 Royal Lancashire Show. Opens with views of people ten pin bowling (possibly at the Savoy Bowl), before vintage and veteran cars make their way along the prom and arriving at a show ground, believed to be Stanley Park. Ends with shots of the 1969 Royal Lancashire Show including a TVR sports car on display, and farm animals being paraded in the arena. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| DOCTOR'S DILEMMA | |||
| Date: *1969 Film Number: 7396 | |||
| Light-hearted film set in a doctor's surgery. Patients with a variety of comic ailments, including a man with a flower 'growing out' of his head, enter a busy waiting room. One man with 'contagious' orange spots manages to infect his neighbours. Ends with the patients' consultations with the doctor which are a series of comic sketch scenes. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [TANKER FIRE ON MANCHESTER ROAD, WESTHOUGHTON] | |||
| Date: 1969 Film Number: 6814 | |||
| Scenes from a tanker fire on Manchester Road, Westhoughton in 1969 featuring local firemen tackling the blaze with foam, followed by a crowd of spectators looking on as yet more foam is directed onto the smouldering wreckage. | |||
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| [THE OAKS CONTINUOUS MIXER] | |||
| Date: *1969 Film Number: 4991 | |||
| Close-ups of the various parts, blades and rotors of a machine for the continuous mixing of bread dough. The film explains the advantages of continuous mixing over batch mixing, and the machine is seen in action at a Sunblest bakery, with the finished product being quality tested in the lab. | |||
| [PUPILS AT CHESTER ZOO 1969] | |||
| Date: 1969 Film Number: 5494 | |||
| Short film showing the pupils of the Major Lester Community Primary School on a trip to Chester Zoo. They viewed various animals as well as visiting the greenhouse to look at unusual plants. 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/ | |||
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| A ROYAL OCCASION | |||
| Date: 1969 Film Number: 6560 | |||
| Visit by HRH Princess Margaret to the Cheshire College of Education, Alsager on 29 May 1969 to open the college's new building. The Princess is seen arriving, at a formal lunch in her honour and on a tour of the facilities. Before leaving she unveils a plaque commemorating the visit. | |||
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| MARKET TRENDS IN THE YEAR OF RISING PRICES | |||
| Date: 1969 Film Number: 5610 | |||
| The opening credits are superimposed over the financial section of a broadsheet newspaper. There are views over London, people browse Petticoat Lane, Shepherd's Bush, and Portobello Road markets. Stall holders sell items which include clothes, hats, bags, jewellery, food and drink, pets, musical instruments, household appliances, furniture and ornaments. Passers-by watch road side attractions including street artists and musicians, and a group dance in the street. A man photographs the crowd. The end credits again are superimposed over a newspaper. 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/ | |||
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| WHEN GOD MADE THE COUNTRY | |||
| Date: 1969 Film Number: 5620 | |||
| After shots of the countryside in Burnley, there are scenes of the town, including The Sun Inn, and the busy roads. A traffic warden inspects his watch. A woman hangs out washing in the countryside, in comparison, there are shots of people using a laundrette, in town. The film contrasts shots of the countryside with shots of the town, and this includes a man who takes a stroll, busy roads, sweeping leaves and litter, watching children play, and people shopping in a Safeway. In the countryside, it is dusk, whilst in the town there are shots of nightlife attractions. | |||
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