Record 8784 – 8803 of 10838
| [THE WEDDING OF MICHAEL AND PAM] | |||
| Date: 1975-9 Film Number: 11169 | |||
| Scenes from Michael and Pam's wedding, on a wet day. The guests arrive followed by the bridal party. After the ceremony people stand around, photos are taken and confetti is thrown. We then see scenes from reception. The cake is cut and people help themselves to the buffet. People sit at tables eating and drinking and there is some dancing too. | |||
| [YOUTH FOOTBALL AND WASHING UP] | |||
| Date: 1975-9 Film Number: 11172 | |||
| Scenes from a youth football game, and then brief shots of an elderly lady doing the washing up. | |||
| [M SHEPHERD'S WEDDING] | |||
| Date: 1975-9 Film Number: 11173 | |||
| The wedding party pose for photos outside the wedding venue, and the newlyweds pose by the wedding car. We then see brief shots of the cake being cut at the reception. | |||
| [SPRING IN POTT SHRIGLEY AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1975-9 Film Number: 11174 | |||
| The film opens with general views of White Nancy and the Pott Shrigley area, including St. Christopher's Church. We see a group of people enjoying a trip to the area, and there are rural scenes, and scenes of the waterfall at Rainow. We see boats on the canal, and people playing bowls and the spectators at a bowling green. We see scenes from an event where there is a parade of veteran cars, races for children and donkey rides. There follow scenes from a cricket match. We then see a parade in Macclesfield, there are dance troupes, floats, people in fancy dress and a band. We see the Macclesfield Guardettes, the Droylsden Carnival Princess, NRCO Queen Elaine, Flixton Carnival Queen Diane and the cast of Oklahoma from the Majestic Theatre amongst the floats. We then see a family playing with their dog in the garden, an elderly man doing some gardening, a group of men playing dominoes and a group of people show-jumping. | |||
| [BABY HELEN AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1975-9 Film Number: 11181 | |||
| This film consists of brief shots of various people in different locations. We see Helen and John as babies, the Murphy boys play football in Kerridge, Aunty Marie at home, baby Helen sat in her pram while her mother cuts her nails, Karen poses with flowers then helps Helen learn to walk in the garden. We see Aunty Marie at the door, and then Cheryl is jokingly pulled through a door to pose in front of the camera. We see spectators at a bowling match, amongst them is Ada Warren. Aunty Marie sits with Helen in her pram and Karen is embarrassed to be filmed wearing shorts. We then go to Pott Shrigley where a shepherd helps a sheep to give birth to two lambs, the sheep then licks the lambs clean. There are more scenes of Karen playing in the garden and then there are landscape views shot from Green Lane. We see Tom, Jean and the film maker's mother on the Rec, and then Karen with a hen and her chicks. We then see scenes from Morecambe with Aunty Marie, Graham and his father. There are shots of the sea and people windsurfing and water skiing. We see Margaret Muir, Ron Povey and Alf on the mill car park, and then more scenes from the garden where Cheryl puts make up on Karen. | |||
| [OUTDOOR MONOPOLY GAME AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1975-9 Film Number: 11187 | |||
| The film opens with a close up shot of a flower and then we see a traction engine drive down Palmerston Street. We see canal scenes with barges on the canal and a cyclist on the towpath. Karen and Helen do somersaults and handstands in the garden and then we see Karen and Cheryl playing monopoly on a rug in the garden. Aunty Marie sits in the garden while Helen plays and Pat is seen through the window working at the kitchen sink. | |||
| IT'S A BOLLINGTON KNOCKOUT | |||
| Date: 1975-9 Film Number: 11190 | |||
| Scenes from a Bollington community event 'in aid of the Bollington Swimming Pool'. People mill around and look at stalls, they have drinks and eat ice creams. There are various fun activities and teams from local towns compete against each other. We then see an award ceremony, a brass band play while the mayor and mayoress present the winners with their trophies. | |||
| [THE RED ARROWS] | |||
| Date: c1975-80 Film Number: 1677 | |||
| Film looking at the history of aerobatic display teams, the Red Arrows in particular. Features a display over Blackpool to mark their tenth anniversary, filmed from the air and the ground. | |||
| [PONTEFRACT WEDDING; BABY RICHARD & BIRTHDAY SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1975-80 Film Number: 5795 | |||
| Wedding scenes in the Old Parish Church in Pontefract, Wakefield, Yorkshire, and baby Richard with his mother and family outdoors in parks and indoors. Scenes from a children's birthday party conclude. | |||
| BRICK HOUSE | |||
| Date: *1975/7 Film Number: 6027 | |||
| Unedited footage from film demonstrating the various stages of construction involved in building a typical brick-built house using animated models, diagrams and charts. The sequences are not in any order. | |||
| I'LL DO IT | |||
| Date: *1975/77 Film Number: 7393 | |||
| Comic story about a couple whose planned day out is thwarted by a broken down car and a passer-by's attempts to fix it. Over breakfast, a husband reluctantly agrees to take his wife out for the day. Whilst waiting for his wife to get ready he washes the car then attempts to start the engine without success. A passer-by offers to help, dons a white coat and mask, and performs an 'operation' on the car engine, removing most of its parts in the process before leaving to go fishing. The wife emerges from the house to discover the mess and, hours later, when the fisherman returns to find the job unfinished she hooks his fishing rod onto a passing car, leaving him to chase after it down the road. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [GARDEN, HOLIDAY AND BOATING SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1975/77 Film Number: 5612 | |||
| A man gardens as a group gathers on deck chairs and picnic blankets in a garden behind a house. The group chats and relaxes together. People sail down the river and enjoy the local beach, village and wildlife. Children paddle along the beach, and play in the boats. The occupants of a boat swim clear as their craft capsizes. | |||
| [SILVER JUBILEE PARADE AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1975/7 Film Number: 9950 | |||
| Marching bands and floats on a Silver Jubilee carnival parade followed by holiday scenes, possibly Italy or Yugoslavia - rocky cliffs and sea with holiday homes. A brief shot of a boat filmed from the shore [location unknown] and rough seas off the coast and in the docks at Barrow, | |||
| [INDIA - RAJASTHAN] | |||
| Date: *1975/8 Film Number: 6652 | |||
| Scenes from the Kapur family's tour of Rajasthan including views of the lake palaces at Udaipur and visiting the cities of Jaipur and Jodhpur. The family are seen relaxing back at home in Heysham and there are brief views of elephants back in India. | |||
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| OUR WEDDING | |||
| Date: * 1975/8 Film Number: 10618 | |||
| Guests arrive at the church on a windy day, the bride and groom depart in the wedding car then pose for photographs with family and friends. On holiday in Jersey we see the happy couple playing crazy golf, feeding the seagulls and views of the harbour and seafront. A Greek holiday begins with airport scenes and views from the plane followed by sunbathing and exploring an amphitheatre. Swimming in an outdoor pool then in a park a little boy plays on a roundabout and swings. | |||
| [PONTINS HOLIDAY, WEDDINGS & A PARADE] | |||
| Date: *1975/8 Film Number: 11104 | |||
| A little girl playing in a garden then on a swing followed by views of lakes, mountains and rivers. Two girls and a boy sat on a bench then playing in the sand dunes. Children learning how to swim in a pool then scenes in front of the chalets at Pontins holiday camp. A girl in a pedal boat on a small boating lake then children at the campsites playground on the helter-skelter, slide and swings. Children with sunflowers in the garden then scenes from a wedding with the bride and groom posing for photographs with family and friends. After girls dancing in the garden we see a parade with girl guides, boy scouts and brownies marching on a suburban street. | |||
| [HOLIDAYS: EASTBOURNE & PONTINS] | |||
| Date: *1975/79 Film Number: 3832 | |||
| Scenes in and around Eastbourne. A group of people boarding a coach, views of the sea front and pier and the cliffs. Also views inside a hotel room and from the balcony. A variety of scenes at a Pontins holiday camp. Includes people sunbathing, the indoor swimming pool, childrens games, donkey races, general views of the camp and a 'Learn to Swim' campaign. Ends with brief shots of Blackpool tower, Pleasure Beach and sea front. | |||
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| [ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, PRESTON ] | |||
| Date: 1975/82 Film Number: 737 | |||
| St. Paul's Church, Preston - guide and brownie activities; the final service held on 4th May 1975. The building now houses Red Rose Radio, which opened late 1982 - shots of the renovation work. | |||
| [UMIST TV SOCIETY PROJECT] | |||
| Date: *1976 Film Number: 761 | |||
| Interior shots of film editing taking place at a Steenbeck; then several exterior shots of a student with a camera in the grounds of the University. Work in the film studio. | |||
| GOING PLACES | |||
| Date: *1976 Film Number: 1047 | |||
| Manchester Liners container traffic is seen at terminals in Manchester, Liverpool and Greenock before leaving for destinations in Canada and the Mediterranean. Shipping routes are detailed. The different types of cargo handled and cargo handling procedures are seen. A look around the various ports of call. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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