W.I. Sports
1930 , Aldeburgh (Suffolk)
Cat no. 186
Women's Institute Rural Sports day at Aldeburgh, 1930.
This film shows a W.I. rural sports day and features a fancy dress race, whereby the participants change into their fancy dress as part of the race and a sack race. There are some crowd scenes featured. Also featured in the sports are a three-legged race, an egg and spoon race, a slow bicycle race and a skipping race. All the participants and the vast majority of the spectators are women.
Featured Events
A W.I. Sports Meeting, Aldeburgh
Other Places
Aldeburgh
Background Information
The WI was founded in Canada in 1897 by Adelaide Hoodless, of Ontario. The first WI in the UK met in 1915 in Llanfairpwll
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Camera : Miss Basham
Manifestations
W.I. Sports
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Genre: Sport / Women's Filmmaking
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Locations: Aldeburgh (Suffolk)
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Description Type: monographic
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Subject: Women's Institutes / fancy dress / sports days
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