Shrovetide Festive as Ever

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1880

Date Released

7 Mar 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Shrovetide Festive as Ever
2. 2News in Flashes: Stop Press: US Flyer Killed in Greece
3. 3News in Flashes: Stop Press: Arab Prisoners
4. 4News in Flashes: Stop Press: Red Army Day in Berlin
5. 5News in Flashes: Stop Press: Queen Mary at Ideal Home Exhibition
6. 6Riviera Gay with Spirit of Spring
7. 7Edinburgh Fetes Princess and Duke

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

Traditional "football" game through Derbyshire town is Pancake Day feature. Boys of Westminster School scramble for Pancake in custom dating back a hundred years.

Keywords

Education and training; Children; Customs and traditions; Celebrations and festivals; Youth

Locations

Ashbourne

Library number

17582

Length of story (in feet)

143

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Phone

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Address

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Notes

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