Taff and Bristol Channel Swimmers

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1156A

Date Released

2 Aug 1951

Date submitted

30 Jul 1951

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Royal Engagements
2. 2The Kaesong Talks
3. 3Harriman’s Visit
4. 4Oil Drum Band
5. 5Channel Swimming Season Opens
6. 6Goodwood Stewards’ Cup
7. *Taff and Bristol Channel Swimmers

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Taff and Bristol Channel Swimmers - No Film. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Crowds on banks. Crowds on banks, also Lord Mayor (Bevan) walks through park. GV start of women’s race. Vida Dallimore, No 29 in lead. GV of swimming. Start of the Men’s Race. GV swimming women just finishing, winner, Dallimore. Holt, Thow & Williams racing at finish, Holt wins. Lord Mayor presents Cup to Holt, then another to Vida Dallimore. 20th Century Fox van with crowds around same in park. Leaflets being handed out. People writing messages on same. . At Cold Knap, small crowd gather on beach, arrival by rowboat of Mr & Mrs Temme. Alderman Simmonds, Mayor of Barry, shakes hands with Mrs Temme. Mrs Temme waves & enters water. Followed by her husband. Start to swim. LS of her swimming, with three children in foreground on beach.

Local distribution only

Cardiff only instead of item 1.

Keywords

Sport; Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Women; Environment; Business and commerce; Communications; Ceremonies; Local government

Locations

Barry; Roath Park Lake; Cold Knap

Card file number

55846

Credits:

Camera

George Richardson

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

158

Story extras:

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