Film Number

11159

Title

[KNOWSLEY SAFARI PARK AND FAMILY DAYS OUT]

Producer

Eric Wainwright

Date

1970-5

Gauge

std8mm

Colour

colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

13 mins 42 secs

Description

The film opens with scenes from Macclesfield Carnival. People wander around the carnival field. We see the floats parked up including the Black and White Minstrels, The Cod War and a stand for the Macclesfield Silk Queen. We then see Knowsley Safari Park, the film is shot from a moving vehicle and we see various animals. We then see the family having a picnic at a table in the park. We see scenes from Southport Sea front. The family play and eat candy floss and ice creams. They go on fairground rides and then we see scenes shot outside the Scarisbrick Hotel. There follow scenes from Chester Zoo, we see visitors walking round the park and different types of animals and birds. We then see the children playing a game of tennis in the garden with table tennis bats. There is a shot of a fishing boat, and then we see Blackpool by night. We see the town lit up by night, the tower, trams and illuminations.