Spalding Bulb Festival

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2452

Date Released

30 May 1976

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Blossom Route
2. 2Bonsai Trees
3. 3Spalding Bulb Festival
4. 4Chelsea Flower Show

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Spalding Bulb Festival. DESCRIPTION: The area around Spalding in Lincolnshire is known as ‘Little Holland’ and is as famous as the real Holland for its bulb growing. Annually the people of Spalding stage a parade, with colourful floats decorated with millions of tulip heads. SHOTLIST: GV beds of tulips, pull back. MS people sitting on a bench in amongst tulips. MCU tulips. CU tulip’s head. MS people amongst the tulips. MCU tulips. GV people in a park. CU tulips. MLS "Highlight Miss Tulipland 1976" float No 5 with majorettes in f/g. MS girl waving from float No 5. MS float No 5 coming round towards camera. MS Miss Tulipland on float No 5 waving. MLS Float No 8 coming towards camera, "Swan Lake". MCU face of the swan on above float. Pull back to see rest of the body. MS float No 11 "Cinderella" coming towards camera. MS part of "Cinderella" float. MS British Airways Marching Romettes coming round and past camera. MCU Romettes. MS people watching. MS float No 21 "The Wizard of Oz". MS part of the above. MS float No 25 "Shopping For The Family" going past camera. CU nose of dog in float No 27 "Don’t Put Yourself In The Doghouse". Pull back to see it as it goes past the camera. MS float No 27 going away from camera.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Horticulture; Celebrations and festivals; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Lincolnshire; Spalding

Card file number

76/86

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

179

Story extras:

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