Film Number

4598

Title

[VICTORIA PIT AND STANDISH SOCIAL ACTIVITIES]

Producer

John Turner

Date

1957/8

Gauge

std8mm

Colour

b/w

Sound

silent

Running Time

19 mins 42 secs

Description

Scenes at the Victoria Pit in Standish of the pit-wheel and operator, miners returning to the surface and having a tea-break and at the medical centre. At the Standish Church of England Men's Club, men are seen playing snooker, dominoes and bingo; and at the youth club, the boys are seen weightlifting and playing table tennis. There are scenes of card-playing, a tombola and a couple singing on a stage, which are followed by extensive footage of young people dancing to rock n' roll at the Standish Band and Social Club.