Goose Fair

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2314A

Date Released

11 Oct 1973

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Horse of the Year Show
2. 2Goose Fair
3. 3World Ice Championship
4. 4News in Colour: World Ploughing

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Goose Fair. DESCRIPTION: Nottingham’s Annual Goose Fair. It is said ‘Goose Fair’ derives from the time when gaggles of geese used to come to Market - dating from around 1541. Now the fair is helter skelters etc, and all the fun of the fair. SHOTLIST: GTV fair. SV crowds walking around. SV 2 children being given balloons. SV man selling sweets on stall. CU man. SV people standing near roundabout. GTV fair. SV pan merry go round going round. SV ditto pan to BV. CU baby eating toffee apple. SV children on Caterpillar. SV people on Flying Coaster. GTV kids on boats. SV girl down Helter Skelter. GV fair. SV people on whip. SV Big Wheel going round. SV novelties stall. CU person wearing mask of skeleton. CU baby looking. CU person wearing mask of skeleton, boy takes mask off.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Customs and traditions

Locations

Nottingham

Card file number

99418

Credits:

Camera

Denis White

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

68

Story extras:

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