541-560

541 LINCOLN BOAT SHOW
Lincoln  1969
2.5 min  B/W  16mm  Silent
Indoor scenes at a small hall.  Enthusiasts are building a canoe, and various items of clothing, outboard motors, sub aqua equipment, etc, are on display.

542  MUSICAL RIDE & PARACHUTISTS
Unknown  c 1969
7 min  B/W  16mm  Sound
At an Agricultural Show, mounted troops towing gun carriages perform intricate manoeuvres to music.  Parachutists then descend into the arena.

543  THE QUEEN AT CRANWELL
Cranwell (RAF)  1970
1.25 min  Colour  16mm  Silent
H.M. The Queen visits the RAF College at Cranwell (12 June 1970) to mark its 50th Anniversary. 

544  THE RED ARROWS
Waddington  c 1970
4.5 min  Colour  16mm Silent
Good footage of a typical display, with various manoeuvres, coloured vapour trails, etc, followed by scenes on the ground of the team and their planes. 

545  LIFESAVING EXERCISE
Lincoln?  c 1972
1.25 min  Colour  16mm Silent
A vigorous group of men in identical trunks ‘rescue’ a swimmer from a small lake, using a special harness winched in by means of a rope.

546  LANCASTER (CITY OF LINCOLN)
Scampton  c 1972
5.5 min  Colour  16mm Silent
Good air-to-air shots as the ‘City of Lincoln’ flies from Coningsby to Scampton.  It is then seen landing there and a ceremony takes place, (possibly to mark the installation of another Lancaster as Gate Guardian.) 

547  CYCLE RACE
Unknown  c 1972
1.5 min  Colour  16mm Silent
Good tracking shots from a vehicle ahead of the riders, and also some atmospheric passing shots, finish, etc. 

548  MEDIEVAL TOURNAMENT
Belvoir?  c 1978
2.75 min  Colour  16mm Silent
Despite rain and mist, a group in colourful costumes re-enact a medieval tournament, with jousting, quintain, and hand to hand combat on foot, watched by a shivering audience from beneath their umbrellas.  On a fine day, it would have been terrific.

549  SHORT WAVE RADIO
Unknown  c 1979
2.75 min  Colour  16mm Silent
A group of radio enthusiasts operate what was presumably the latest equipment from within a small tent.  Good atmospheric close-ups of the users and a convincing range of electronic gear.

550  YMCA HALL, LINCOLN
Lincoln  c 1979
1.75 min  Colour  16mm Silent
The Mayor visits a children’s holiday Playscheme, whose various activities are shown.

551  FIRE BRIGADE EXERCISE
Lincoln  c1979
4 min  Colour  16mm Silent
‘Exercise Ermine’ at Ermine Crescent, Lincoln.  Lots of fire service/rescue vehicles and personnel, ‘victims’ being carried away to ambulance, etc.  The scene then changes to Lincoln Fire Station, where a small boy in fireman’s kit is given (with due caution) some hands on experience with various pieces of equipment.

552  FIRE BRIGADE AT HOUSE FIRE
Lincoln  c 1980
1.75 min  Colour  16mm Silent
The aftermath of a fire at Goldsmith Walk, Lincoln.  Smoke blackened walls, smouldering debris being cleared and damped down as crowd gathers to watch.

553  PARAGLIDING
Unknown  c 1980
2.25 min  Colour  16mm Silent
Good take off and flight scenes filmed from the ground, and an aerial view from the tow plane.

554  LINCOLN CENTRAL STATION
Lincoln  c 1981
2.25 min  Colour  16mm Silent
Various (rather disconnected) general views.  Useful platform scenes as a small diesel train arrives, and passengers board or leave.

555  CHURCH FABRIC DECAYING
Unknown  c 1981
2 min  Colour  16mm Silent
Cracked and crumbling stonework, leaking roof, dangerous wiring, and damaged glass tell a sorry tale.  Useful illustrations of the urgent need for restoration.

556  SKY DIVERS
Unknown  c 1982
1.5 min  Colour  16mm Silent
Scenes on board the plane before take off, followed by take off and several parachute descents, but no one is seen actually jumping out of the plane. 

557  THE LINCOLNSHIRE SHOW
Lincoln  c 1984
2.25 min  Colour  16mm Silent
Mainly rather rainswept scenes showing livestock and horses.  One or two general views.

Note: An intermittent technical fault limits the usefulness of some scenes

558  CUBS & SCOUTS CHURCH PARADE
Lincoln  c 1985
1.5 min  Colour  16mm Silent
Several contingents of cubs, etc, leave Lincoln Cathedral and walk through nearby streets.  Useful for contemporary costume, notably the astonishingly brief shorts worn by some of the boys.

559  WELTON OIL GATHERING CENTRE OPENED
Welton (Nr Lincoln)  1986
2.75 min  Colour  16mm Silent
The Energy Minister, Alick Buchanan-Smith, opens this newly completed oil extraction facility built jointly by B.P. and Gas Council Exploration.  Masses of pipes everywhere, and men in overalls and hard hats.  Also seen are small specimen flasks of the crude oil extracted, and the tankers which took the oil by rail to South Humberside for refining.

560  GO KART TRACK
Newark  1986
2 min  Colour  16mm Silent
The opening of this new leisure facility near Newark Show Ground.  An adult party has first go on the karts, then it is the children’s turn.