Canal Cleaning

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2254

Date Released

14 Aug 1972

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canal Cleaning. DESCRIPTION: Volunteer groups under the guidance of the British Waterways Association got to grips with the muddy, dried up Ashton Canal near Manchester. SHOTLIST: GV pan barges working in canal (library material). SV barge going under Trafford Road Bridge. GV canal full of mud & rubbish. SV pan volunteers with pick axes, walking along street to canal, SV volunteers on tow path. SV workers at edge of canal. SV workers in mud in canal clearing bricks etc. SV excavator piling up rubbish. SV towards 2 workers pushing barrow along rails. SV grab loading rubbish from pile onto lorry. SV workers in canal clearing rubbish. LV excavator clearing mud and rubbish from canal. SV pan small motor boat sails under bridge and along clear canal.

Keywords

Environment; Transport

Locations

Manchester; United Kingdom

Card file number

98005

Credits:

Camera: Keith Medley
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

101

Story extras:

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