Silver Jubilee Celebrations

  • A still from 'Silver Jubilee Celebrations' (1935)
  • A still from 'Silver Jubilee Celebrations' (1935)
  • A still from 'Silver Jubilee Celebrations' (1935)
  • ID no. 3161
  • Accession no. WS 940000
Date 6 May 1935
Production Chichester Cine Camera Club
Genre/Type
Themes Commemoration; Cine Club Film-making
Summary Filmed by several members of the Chichester Cine Camera Club, the town's Silver Jubilee Celebrations are captured here in both colour and black and white. The film records the day's events from the church parade in the morning to the fireworks in the evening and is intertitled throughout.
Description "British Film Institute (Chichester Branch) Presents Jubilee Day in Chichester 6th May 1935" The film begins in black and white with general views of the Market Cross and Chichester town centre. Crowds and participants gather for the morning church parade. There is a military band, military officers, the Fire Brigade, nurses and an elderly war veteran with lots of medals. The parade begins, led by a marching band, the mayor, aldermen and other dignitaries. The procession makes its way along the crowd-lined streets. Amongst those taking part are choir boys, the fire service, military bands, scouts and girl guides. The parade is shown from several angles, in colour and black and white. "Mayor and Corporation of St Pancras take Dinner to the Almshouses". A small procession, led by a mace-bearer and the mayor, carries trays to the Almshouses. Members of the procession, all wearing red rosettes, pose in a group outside the almshouses before going in. "The Afternoon. Sports in the Recreation Ground". A variety of races take place including men's sprint, an obstacle race, a sack race and one involving bobbing apples. There is a tug-of-war contest and a band plays on the green. More races are shown: the finish of the egg and spoon race is in slow motion, a skipping race and a tug-of-war contest are also shown. People in fancy dress try to ride their bicycles as slowly as possible. There is a barrel rolling race, musical chairs and a wheelbarrow race (blindfolded). The band walk about playing their instruments. There is a brief shot of the mayor and mayoress, then the Daily Mail 'Push Ball' competition begins: two teams of men push a huge ball around the green, at one point they go right into the crowd. The mayor and mayoress award prizes to the competition winners. "Meanwhile the Children are Entertained in Priory Park" A large crowd of children watch a clown. Others try to hook 'fish' from the ground with fishing rods. Two little girls take part in a magician's trick. Children watch a puppet show with piano accompaniment, then walk across the green in pairs. There is a brief shot of the mayor and mayoress. A group of girls perform a 'folk-type' dance. There is a shot of several girls dressed up with flowers playing on swings and further scenes of children in the park.
Colourful pictures of the evening's carnival procession show the vast array of decorated floats and people in fancy dress. There are clowns and pirates, horse-drawn floats and cars decorated with flags, bunting and flowers. There are horseriders and bicycles too. At the beginning of the procession, a band plays while the floats line up and leave one by one for Priory Park. The day ends with a firework display in the park. The finale being 'God Bless Our King and Queen' spelt out in fireworks.
Keywords Armed Forces; Bicycles; Carnivals; Celebrations; Commemorative Events; Fetes; Games; Leisure Time Activities; Monuments; Parades; Racing; Royalty
Location
Local Chichester
Regional West Sussex
National
Credits
Others Production sponsored by MP Contauld (?)
Format
Duration 21 mins 50 secs
Viewing copy
locations		 Screen Archive South East, University of Brighton;
West Sussex on Film VHS;
Region on Film DVD (extracts)
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