Co-Op and Labour Fete
1930 , Ipswich (Suffolk)
Cat no. 817
Amateur footage of the Co-operative and Labour Party sports day and fete held in Alexandra Park, Ipswich.
A big sports day and fete is held in Alexandra Park, Ipswich. The field has a running track, a marquee, and pavilions. The men's sprinting race, doughnut on a string eating competition, young women's skipping competition and women's race with balloons and sticks, are all covered. Entrants for the fancy dress competition include an advert for CWS soap, trade adverts for cigarettes and for self-raising flour, and a man posing as a Victorian 'dress reformer'. Finally, a men's hurdle race and a short sequence from a throwing competition.
Keywords
Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS); Fetes; Labour Party; Sports days; Sports
Manifestations
Co-Op and Labour Fete
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Locations: Ipswich (Suffolk)
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Description Type: monographic
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Subject: Labour Party / fetes / sports days / Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) / Alexandra Park, Ipswich
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