Kent - SEA SKI

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 20th Year

Issue

Issue No.

3

Date Released

Nov 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1London & Staffordshire - IRONwORK
2. 2National Story - IRONWORK STANDARDISATION
3. 3Kent - SEA SKI

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

BFI synopsis: Miners from Snowdown Colliery practice water-skiing off Folkestone.
NCB Commentary - After their nightshift Bill Roberts and his mates - maintenance workers at Kent’s Snowdon colliery - head for the sea.
In their case it’s Folkestone - only a few miles from the pit.
Moving around a crowded coalface, says Bill, is easy compared to the effort of getting moving on water skis. This is the tricky part of the sport - after that it’s relatively plain sailing.
But it’s not a game for novices, and as yet water-skiing hasn’t caught on in Britain in a big way. One good reason may well be that our coastal waters are too cold. But the pace is certainly hot.
Back at Snowdon, where they’ll be tonight, at least it’s warm - and it’s dry.

Keywords

Water sports

Locations

Kent; England

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis
The National Archives COAL 32   /13 Scripts for Mining Review, 1960-1963

Credits:

Sponsor

National Coal Board

Production Co.

National Coal Board Film Unit