August Bank Holiday Fete at the Campus
1928 , Welwyn Garden City (Hertfordshire)
Cat no. 2467
A summer fete in Welwyn Garden City.
A record of a local fete held on a sunny August bank holiday in Welwyn Garden City in 1928. A festival badge seller holds an umbrella, posing and smiling for the camera. Elsewhere, children of all ages enjoy the sideshow rides, which include a merry-go-round, super-slide and giant swings. A trio of women stand underneath an umbrella, emerging simultaneously eating ice creams, whilst another woman laughs as she struggles to eat her messy ice cream. A lively highland dancing demonstration is followed by men and boys competing on various sideshow games, whilst younger children sit and watch a Punch & Judy show. Later, the crowds gather for the ankle and smiling contests, with the latter won by Miss Diana Colbeck. The film concludes with a man and boy climbing into an Avro 548 bi-plane (G-EBWJ) and departing for an aerial joyride.
Keywords
Dancing; Fetes; Entertainment; Leisure
Intertitles
- A Festival Badge Seller. - Enjoying the Side Shows. - Ankle and Smiling Contests. - The winning smiler: Miss Diana Colbeck. - Aerial joyriders.
Manifestations
August Bank Holiday Fete at the Campus
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Genre: Amateur
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Locations: Welwyn Garden City (Hertfordshire)
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Description Type: monographic
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Subject: Punch & Judy shows / highland dancing / fetes / aircraft / Diana Colbeck
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