Gifts for Lightship Crews

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1229A

Date Released

25 Dec 1952

Date submitted

22 Dec 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Coronation Clean-Up for Eros
2. 2Gifts for Lightship Crews
3. 3Trees Mark Seasonal Spirit
4. 4It’s Summer-Time in Australia
5. 5Freighter’s Crew Rescued from Wreck
6. *Notts County V Leicester City
7. *Cardiff’s Christmas Parade

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gifts for Lightship Crews. DESCRIPTION: There’s a pleasant tradition in Eastbourne that the crew of the lightship Royal Sovereign should not be forgotten at Christmas time and a visit from Father Christmas must be very welcome. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS Royal Sovereign lightship. Approaching same. Xmas fare being taken aboard including chicken. Crew being handed parcels. One gets kissed under mistletoe.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Customs and traditions; Celebrations and festivals; Navy; Military

Locations

Eastbourne

Card file number

58321

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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