Skid Kids

Series

Series Name

Parade

Issue

Issue No.

92

Date Released

Jul 1971

Length of issue (in feet)

908

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Cider Making
2. 2Self Help And Cisgo Group In Guyana
3. 3Ulster: Forest Parks
4. 4Outward Bound
5. 5Skid Kids

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

COI synopsis: Eight-year-old Kevin Smith, a star grass-track rider at the only children’s motor cycling club in Europe.

Researcher Comments

Features Startright Grass Track Racing School - a childrens’ motor cycling racing club. NB: Extracts from this story appeared in ‘Roundabout No. 111’ and the story also appeared in ‘Carrousel Britanico No. 53’

Keywords

Education and training; Children; Motorcycling

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 59 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1170/92

Credits:

Production Co.

British Movietonews Ltd

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Commentator

Howard Williams

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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