Film Number |
8406 |
Title |
[WOODLANDS SCHOOL SPORTS 1926; SS ST SILIO, LLANDUDNO 1936; EMPIRE AIR DAY 1937; MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY SHROVE] |
Producer |
John Langdale |
Date |
1926-38 |
Gauge |
9.5mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
9 mins 33 secs |
Description |
At the Woodlands School sports day, students and staff take part in a variety of races and games such as hurdles and wheelbarrow races. In Llandudno, passengers travel on the steamship St Silio. During Empire Air Day 1937, crowds gather to watch a Royal Air Force display at the MOD Sealand base. In the next scene students from Manchester University decorate a float and take part in the Shrove Tuesday Rag parade. Crowds gather to watch the parade which includes various floats and people in fancy dress. At St. George's Home for waifs and strays, a garden fete is held. Stalls and games are set up in the garden for the children and guests to enjoy. The boys of the school perform a gym display for the crowd. The film ends with some of the adults and their dogs taking part in the dog races. |
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