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Rural Industries

Series

Series Name
London Line

Issue

Issue No.
535
Date Released
1976
Filmed
Nov 1976
Length of issue (in feet)
185
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Rural Industries

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
COI synopsis: Industrial progress tends to draw people into towns, which can quickly become overpopulated. This can leave too few people in the country with too few amenities. However, if industry can establish itself in the rural areas the trend both ways can be reversed. This is the policy which has been followed in many different countries. We show a successful example in the Isle of Wight, just off the south coast of Britain, where rural industries have been established. The enterprises thrived and officials from many countries have come to see how the same principles may be applied to their own local conditions. So, on behalf of our viewers in Africa, London Line decided to pay a visit too.
Researcher Comments
Businesses featured include a glass making firm, a clothing factory, a Venetian blind factory and a confectionary rock making firm. NB: Information gathered from the Ghanaian version
Keywords
Economics; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Town and country planning
Written sources
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1257/535
Credits:
Presenter
Alex Tetteh-Lartey
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Support services
Janice Willett / Kay
Producer
Janice Willett / Kay
Director
Nick Hague
Producer
Patrick Brawn
Cutter
R.I. Phillips

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