SEA CHANGE

Series

Series Name
Mining Review 11th Year

Issue

Issue No.
4
Date Released
Dec 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1PIER DRILL
  2. 2MODEL MAN
  3. 3OUT FOR A SPIN
  4. 4SEA CHANGE

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
BFI synopsis: a convalescent home for Warwickshire miners at Swanage.
NCB Commentary - On the coast at Swanage, Dorset, is Durlston Court, the Warwickshire Miners’ Convalescent Home.
Greeted by Union Secretary Pratt, here from all parts of the Warwickshire coal field come miners who are recuperating after an accident or sickness. Here, too, come old age pensioners in need of a rest or a change.
Started in 1947, with the assistance of the Mineworkers’ Pension Fund, the Convalescent Home offers peace and relaxation for 70 mners at a time.
Once they’ve signed in, the men are in good hands.
Every man receives a pound a week pocket money during his stay.
Many of the rooms command views over one of the loveliest bays on the south coast.
Warwickshire mineworkers regain their health and strength in pleasant surroundings.
Durslton Court’s own garden overlooks the sea and is well stocked for the idle scrounger.
The staff make time to partner the men at deck tennis or in the well-equipped games room.
Quieter relaxations are catered for too.
Fresh air, rest, and good food, are the key-notes of life at Durlston Court.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Health and medicine; Mining; Social welfare
Locations
Dorset; England; Swanage
Written sources
British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis
Film User   Vol.12 No.138 April 1958, p168.
The National Archives COAL 32   /12 Scripts for Mining Review, 1956-1960
Credits:
Production Co.
Documentary Technicians Alliance
Sponsor
National Coal Board

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