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Much of this film is under exposed and quite dark.
Title: '1953 opened by Ernest Jones National President of the Miners Union'
Title: 'Flower Gardens supervised by Arthur Ball of Dinnington'
We see a flower display in a garden; marching band, children wearing costumes and a parade through Renishaw followed by a number of speeches watched by a large crowd.
Title: 'Silver salver presented to Captain and Mrs Stanier by Sir Oswald Sitwell, Bart' (see notes).
We see more speeches and then various carnival events: a miniature railway; archery competition; may pole dancing; a man put into stocks; carnival stalls and rides; children trying to climb a pole; darts; bowling games; test-your-strength; and a woman operating a hand-cranked roundabout.
Title: 'Drumhead Service 1954 Renishaw and Spinkhill Branch of the British Legion'
We see a parade and an outdoor service.
No credits specified
The Sitwell family owned the nearby Renishaw Hall. The caption 'Sir Oswald Sitwell' should in fact read 'Sir Osbert Sitwell' and is a titling error.
Captain Stanier was the Managing Director of the Renishaw Iron Works who organised the galas and financed the making of the film.