Record of the Activities of the Basford Pig Club

Summary

The rearing of pigs in Nottingham during World War Two.

Year:

1942

Duration:

0:18:16

Film type:

Black & White / Silent

Genre:

Amateur Film

Master format:

16mm

Description

An opening caption explains that the club was formed as a result of a government appeal for the utilisation of household scraps for the farming of pigs. The aim was to use as little meal as possible as this was an imported commodity.

After a shot of the committee posing for the camera, we see views of the piggery which was built on derelict land in Basford owned by Nottingham Corporation. We see the members collecting the young pigs from Wheatcroft's Nursery (owner Harry Wheatcroft is seen helping to carry the piglets). Back at the piggery we see the animals being delivered and then wormed. The next section shows the collection of food scraps from households (including two children with a trolley on Devon Drive, Sherwood) and a man in uniform pushing another trolley and women tipping bowls of peelings into it. A motorcycle and sidecar is also used to transport the scraps. We then see the swill being cooked and given to the pigs. The remainder of the reel shows the pigs leaving for the abattoir and then shots of the butchery of the carcases. We also see a table of pork pies with the maker posing alongside and a final shot of the members standing outside their AGM.


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