261-280

261 TRAINS AT SUTTON BRIDGE
Sutton Bridge 1959
3.75 min B/W Silent 16mm from 8mm Research only
Steam trains filmed on the final day of the M & GN line (see No 260). As the last train of all crosses the swing bridge, a signal lamp flashes in salute. (Original film subject to severe deterioration.)

262 BOYS' BRIGADE DRUMHEAD SERVICE
Spalding 1933
1.5 min B/W Silent 16mm
Open air service at Ayscoughfee, followed by march through town, and posed close-ups of the officers.

263 GARDEN PARTY, CLEY HALL (1933)
Spalding 1933
3.75 min B/W Silent 16mm
Sedate Garden fete, with well-behaved children, old gents in panama hats, etc; various games and sideshows; children's Fancy Dress; local personalities.

264 MRS BURN'S BIRTHDAY PARTY
Spalding 1933
3 min B/W Silent 16mm
Garden fete; games and sideshows, including cork sticking, beanboard, tennis; children's dancing; local personalities.

265 OPENING OF CLASSROOMS, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Spalding 1933
3 min B/W Silent 16mm
Succession of shots taken from a building opposite, as various guests enter or leave.

266 LINCS CONGREGATIONAL UNION MEETING
Gainsborough 1933
3.5 min B/W Silent 16mm
Spalding Congregationalists and their friends from other parts of the county. One or two street scenes.

267 LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY GARDEN PARTY
Spalding 1934
3 min B/W Silent 16mm
Garden fete, with egg and spoon race, sack and three-legged races, highjump, wheelbarrow race, children's dancing, etc.

268 SUNDAY SCHOOL OUTING
Mablethorpe 1934
2 min B/W Silent 16mm
Passengers leave Excursion train at Mablethorpe station; lively beach scenes with donkeys, etc.

269 GARDEN PARTY, CLEY HALL (1934)
Spalding 1934
4.5 min B/W Silent 16mm
Croquet, cork sticking, wheelbarrow race, sack race, high jump, stilt walking, tennis.

270 EMPIRE YOUTH DAY (?)
Spalding 1935
2 min B/W Silent 16mm
Boys' Brigade, Scouts, etc, march through town to Ayscoughfee, where prayers are led by Canon Nicholas.

271 GARDEN PARTY
Spalding 1935
3.5 min B/W Silent 16mm
Garden fete scenes, with girls dancing, boys' gymnastic display with vaulting and pyramids, etc.

272 JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS
Spalding 1935
4 min B/W Silent 16mm
Procession in fancy dress to Black Swan field for Charity football match; rally in Market Place; bonfire in Cley Hall Park.

273 BOYS' BRIGADE, MISCELLANEOUS PARADES
Spalding 1933-35
6.5 min B/W Silent 16mm
What is thought to be the enrollment parade of the newly formed 3rd Spalding Company, followed by three or four other parades in the town centre, including an inspection by the North Midland President of the Brigade.

274 WAR SAVINGS PARADE
Spalding 1945
2.25 min B/W Silent 8mm Research only
Troops marching through the streets, followed by scenes probably outside the Corn Exchange.

275 SPALDING SCENES - MID 1960s
Spalding c1965
8 min Colour Silent 8mm
Ayscoughfee Gardens, the Town Centre, Corn Exchange, Market, various churches and schools.

276 CLUBS ARE TRUMPS
Spalding 1970
25 min Colour Sound* 8mm
Reviews and illustrates the activities of numerous clubs, societies, and voluntary organisations in the Town.

277 COME ON IN, THE WATER'S LOVELY
Scunthorpe c1972
15 min Colour Sound 16mm
Promotional film, made for the Junior Chamber of Trade. Whatever outsiders may think, Scunthorpe's many modern amenities make it an attractive place to live. Scenes in schools, libraries, light industry, parks, shopping centre, etc.

278 STAMFORD SCENES
Stamford c1966
3 min Colour Silent 16mm
A few street scenes, also informal views near the river, and in a park.

279 THE CHANGING SCENE
South Humberside c1971
11 min Colour Silent 8mm
Scenes taken on and near the south side of the river prior to the opening of the Humber Bridge. Includes shots of fuel refinery, and a few street scenes, but mostly rather distant, nondescript landscapes. The intended voice-over was never recorded.

280 TULIP FIESTA
Spalding 1977
29 min Colour Sound 16mm
Behind-the-scenes story of the Spalding Tulip Parade in the year of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. The planning conferences, designing and building the floats, and the numerous administrative problems of the day itself, including traffic jams, lost children, etc. A colourful and lively film, full of interest, with many interviews to camera and extensive coverage of the parade itself.