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Film Number |
5320 |
Title |
DAD'S ARMY AS I SAW IT |
Producer |
Sam Hanna |
Date |
1940-45 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
b/w & colour |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
20 mins 05 secs |
Description |
Record of the 29th Battalion Burnley Home Guard and local celebrations at the end of the war. Home Guard footage sees members training, parading, learning tactics and using secret weapons. After newspaper headlines declare the end of the war there are scenes from the events and celebrations that follow. These include a Victory Ball at Burnley Mechanics, a street party, a concert party in Towneley Park, VE Night celebrations outside the town hall, a Victory Fire at Fulledge Recreation Ground, and a Thanksgiving Service at St Peter's Church. Ends with footage from a ceremony at Towneley Park at which members of the various Civic Defence groups 'stand down'. |
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