New Sports Centre

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2166A
Date Released
10 Dec 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Cross Returns
  2. 2Container Ship
  3. 3Christmas Trees
  4. 4St Nicholas - Plymouth
  5. 5Smithfield Show
  6. 6New Sports Centre

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Sports Centre. DESCRIPTION: Really in the swim - and providing almost every other sporting facility you can think of. That’s the new three quarter million pound Sports Centre bang in the middle of Basingstoke. The Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales attend the official opening of this model exercise in community relations. SHOTLIST: LV new Basingstoke shopping centre. GV shopping centre & sports centre building. AS sports centre name on building. LV pan shows Sports Centre. SV as Prince Philip arrives & enters. SV pan Prince Charles arrives. LV lighted glass ceiling pan down to GV sports activities in progress in hall. SV pan Prince Philip enters hall. GV Duke addresses audience at opening. LV athletes seated on floor. SV Duke unveils plaque. CU plaque. SV athletes applaud. SV Duke talks to judo man. GV basketball in progress. SV ditto, goal scored. GV pan swimming pool. GV Duke talks to swimmers. CU Duke watches swimmers. STV swimmers in pool. SV girl on slimming machine. CU ditto, pan down to machine working. CU boy lifts weights. SV girl on rowing machines. LV 3 golfers practice. CU Duke smiling talks to golfer. GV judo & fencing. SV Duke talks to girl fencers. TV girl fencers. SV Charles talks to girl fencer. CU Prince Charles talks to girl fencer. CU Prince Charles. GV youngsters on trampoline. SV Duke talks to small girl. AS boys climb wall bars. SV Duke watching. CU Prince Charles watches. GV hall - various activities.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Children; Ceremonies; Golf; Social welfare; Physical fitness and training
Locations
Basingstoke; United Kingdom
Card file number
96612
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
194
Story extras:
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