Jaywick Sands

Home movie of a family holiday at Jaywick Sands with various beach scenes, donkey rides and pontoons.

Frank Maddison presents ‘Our Holiday Home.’ Black and white shots of three children sitting on Jaywick Sands beach. Camera pans along the family sitting on the beach in deckchairs. A group of men run past the camera and into the sea. A woman wipes sand from her child’s face. Shot of children playing on the beach followed by a close up of two women sitting on deckchairs. A little boy throws a ball. Various shots of children playing in the sand. Shot of a woman leaving a beach hut followed by a group of people. Various shots of children playing and people sitting on the beach. Shot of parents and children making sandcastles. Various shots of people paddling in the sea followed by shots of children playing in the sand. A child rides on a donkey on the beach while her mother and another child walk alongside it. Shot of a child riding on his parent's back followed by shots of people playing on the beach. Shot of a beach hut and a family coming out of the front door and walking past the camera. Shot of people walking down the steps to the beach. Various shots of people paddling in the sea followed by shots of children on the beach. A mother and her child dig a sand pit. Two women wearing swim caps paddle in the sea. The caption ‘Channel Swimmers?’ is shown. Shot of a woman sitting on a swimming ring in the sea. She gets out and a man jumps through it in the water. Various shots of children playing on the beach. A group of children ride donkeys along the beach past the camera. Various shots of families on the beach. Colour shots of children playing on the beach and paddling in the sea. A family sitting on deck chairs smile at the camera. Close up of a man sleeping in the sandpit and a child climbing over him. A boy walks along the sand wearing his parent’s shoes. A child wearing a hat walks towards the camera. A girl and a woman play throw and catch with a beach ball. Various shots of people walking along the sand. Close up of two children and a woman splashing each other in the sea. Close up of a child walking in their parent's shoes. The camera pans over a family sitting in the deckchairs and a man looking at his camera. Shot of two children playing with rings on the sand. Shot of a woman taking off her dress and sitting on a deckchair in her swimming costume. Various shots of people swimming in the sea. Close up of children sitting on the steps of the beach followed by a shot of people walking on the sand. Two children walk away from the camera holding an umbrella over them. A woman runs into the sea followed by a man carrying a swimming ring. A woman looks at the camera and laughs as she dries herself with a towel. Shot of a man and his child in a pontoon boat on the sea. Close up of a family in a pontoon boat. Close up of a child playing with a toy boat in the sea. Various shots of children playing with spades on the sand. Close up of two children sitting in a sandpit followed by a shot of a family playing with a bat and ball. Shot of a group of children covered in blankets sitting in a sand pit followed by a shot of children walking along the shore. A family ride a tandem bike towards the camera and the children wave as they go past.

Keywords

Beach; Beach Cottage; Beach Hut; Children; Family; Holiday; Jaywick Sands; Sand; Sea;