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![[Brighton Swimming Club - Seaside Birthday] (1953) A still from [Brighton Swimming Club - Seaside Birthday] (1953) showing Ernie Trory and Brighton Swimming Club members](/wp-content/uploads/films/698/image_a_thumb.jpg)
[Brighton Swimming Club: Seaside Birthday]
Date | 1953 | ID | 698 |
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Pathé newsreel items showing "Ernest Trory and his friends" at the Brighton Swimming Club going for a winter swim in the sea off Brighton beach, to celebrate Trory's birthday. The group run across a snow covered beach and into the sea. After their swim, they record the sea temperature on a board and Trory celebrates his birthday with tea and cake on the beach.
![[Local Scenes Brighton; Birthdays; Christening; Christmas] [1955] A still from [Local Scenes Brighton; Birthdays; Christening; Christmas] [1955]](/wp-content/uploads/films/5320/image_a_thumb.jpg)
[Local Scenes Brighton; Birthdays; Christening; Christmas]
Date | 1955 | ID | 5320 |
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This compilation shows a young boy with his mother, a family visit to Brighton, a birthday tea party in a garden, a Christening and Christmas day celebration.
[Christmas; Wedding; Birthday]
Date | 1955 | ID | 5321 |
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This film shows several family gatherings, beginning with opening presents from Father Christmas, followed by the family on a countryside walk. Scenes of a wedding include the bride and bridesmaids entering the church, the family gathered outside and leaving on a train. The film closes with a boy leaving to go to school, and a birthday party with cake.
[Christening; Birthday; At the Seaside; Day Trip to Eastbourne]
Date | 1956 | ID | 5323 |
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This film shows several family gatherings that includes a Christening at a church with a party at the family home,followed by a fancy dress birthday party with a chocolate train cake. The second film shows a family trip to the seafront at Brighton and Eastbourne, closing with shots of the Western Lawns in Eastbourne being used as a camp site, views of Eastbourne Pier, the bandstand and a panoramic view of Eastbourne from Beachy Head.
[Baby; Toddlers; Sweden]
Date | 1956 - 1959 | ID | 8623 |
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This edited colour film shows a child at different ages up to 3 or 4 years old, playing with siblings and going on holiday to Rägo, Sweden. Intertitles illustrate milestones in the child's development.
[At the Seaside; Visit to Birling Gap; Domestic Garden]
Date | 1957 | ID | 5328 |
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This film shows: a 6th Birthday tea party and balloon release in the garden; a continuation of the family beach outing to Shoreham-on-Sea [also on 5327]; a visit to a pet-shop in Preston Park; a visit to Drusillas Zoo Park [also on 5329]; a camping trip (?) to Birling Gap where the children play games and toboggan down a hill; ending with the children playing in a garden on a sea-saw.

Birthday For Peter
Date | 1958 | ID | 1149 |
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A fictional film in which Peter, a young boy celebrating his birthday, is abducted on his way home from school. The horrible events turn out however only to be a bad dream.
[Birthday Party; Visit to a Playground]
Date | 1958 | ID | 5332 |
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This short film shows a 7th birthday party with birthday tea, children playing games in the garden and the family on an outing to Peter Pan's Playground in Brighton. The children play on a large metal rocking horse, roundabout and rotating climbing frame.
[Trip to London Zoo; Birthday Party; Preston
Date | April 1959 | ID | 5333 |
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This film shows the Linehan family on a day trip via train to visit London Zoo. The family stop to view several of the animals including the Giant Panda, Polar Bear, Giraffe and Elephant. The children ride a camel and take a Larma carriage ride around the park. A child's birthday tea party at home (out of focus), and a visit to Preston Park Gardens complete the film.
[Stanmer Park; Pevensey Castle; Birthday Party]
Date | July 1959 | ID | 5335 |
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This film shows the Linehan family on a picnic in Stanmer Park, attending a Christening, visiting Pevensey Castle and Beachy Head with views of Beach Heady Lighthouse; and two children eating ice cream sandwiches sat on the grass. The final film shows the family celebrating a child's birthday with tea party in the garden at home. The table is laden with plates of food and a large home-made birthday cake.

My Family & Other Animals
Date | 1960; 1961 | ID | 9351 |
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An edited colour film of Hinchliff family domestic scenes. The family are also seen having their photo taken at 'Grannies 95th birthday' (?), where several members of the Gowlland household can be seen.
![[Trip Down the Thames; Birthday Party; Rainbow] [1961] A still from [Trip Down the Thames; Birthday Party; Rainbow] [1961]](/wp-content/uploads/films/5340/image_a_thumb.jpg)
[Trip Down the Thames; Birthday Party; Rainbow]
Date | 1961 | ID | 5340 |
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This film shows the family aboard the "Wincombelee" boat on the River Thames, passing Big Ben, the RAF Memorial on Victoria Embankment, Royal Festival Hall, Waterloo Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, London Bridge, Tower Bridge, HMS Belfast, and Tower of London. The family tour the Tower. The second part shows a birthday tea party with a boat shaped cake, and a view of a Rainbow.
[Circus; Outings; Birthday Party.]
Date | 1965 [?] | ID | 6351 |
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This home movie contains scenes of family life in Sussex recorded by Mr Charles. It focusses on footage of his two young daughters playing at home, as well as on day trips to the zoo and the beach. Mr Charles also films a vintage car rally in Brighton.
[Christmas; birthdays; christening; baby sitting; village fete]
Date | December 1966; Spring - October 1967; March - August 1968 | ID | 3021 |
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This home movie features children of the Pennifold family filmed by their grandmother. The children are seen mostly at play and celebrating birthdays at houses in Partridge Green and Horsham. The film also includes scenes from a family christening at Horsham Parish Church and a village fete at Partridge Green.
[Avebury; Wedding; 80th Birthday]
Date | 1972 | ID | 2819 |
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The film opens on the stone circle at Avebury followed by scenes from a wedding. The bride enters the church and leaves with the groom after the ceremony. They are seen mingling and posing for photographs. The next scene shows an elderly woman sitting up in bed, being visited by family on her 80th birthday. A large group of family members pose together outside, in the front garden of a house.
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