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Descriptive intertitles are used for most sections. We see shots of female swimmers in the water at an outdoor pool and a man doing ‘trick’ diving. An intertitle informs us that we are at "The Lido 1936". We then see shots of children standing on a concrete pontoon in the middle of the pool and shots of a girl swimming and a boy diving off a springboard. "Atherstone Hounds at Stretton House, Burbage, November 1935" We see various shots of men in hunting dress on foot and horseback, a woman petting the hounds and followers on foot in long overcoats. "The Sunday School Treat July 1936". We see a parade headed by a small group of men carrying a banner with the words 'Hinckley Sunday School Union' on it.
This is followed by a group carrying a banner for the 'Baptist Sunday School'. We then see various groups involved in the parade both on floats and on foot, many of the children are carrying flower baskets or arches decorated with flowers. "Ladies Bowling Club First Season 1936" at Hollycroft Park.
The following scenes are "In the Garden" in Summer 1936. We see a lady in a checked coat and a large hat admiring a rose bush and picking flowers. She is then joined by another woman (in a striped dress) a man and a dog and we see them walking along the path. We then see more scenes from Hollycroft Park from September 1936. There is a shot of the woman in the checked coat and a second woman in a light-coloured dress admiring the shrubbery. We also see them in the rock garden, walking over a stone bridge and looking at a sundial. There are also shots of a water feature and the bandstand. The segmenrt ends with the two women watching the a game of Ladies' bowls. We then see scenes of Hinckley following a heavy snowfall on January 30th 1937. We see two boys pulling empty sledges up the street and coming back with two children on each. We also see children throwing snowballs and a dog playing with a ball in the snow. We then see a visit to Hinckley by Dr. Rattenbury (an eminent Methodist theologian) on 8th March 1937. We see various shots of the doctor and an unidentified woman coming out of a house and standing in front of a fence.
We then see shots of the opening of the new police station on 16th April 1937, showing (from a distance) a small crowd gathered outside and the end of the ribbon cutting ceremony. We also see a group of 2 men and 3 ladies on an outing to the gibbet post at Twycross. This is followed by more shots of the Ladies Bowling Club, this time from the seaon opening in May 1937. The first part of the film end with shots of the Coronation decorations at Leicester, taken on 14th May 1937. we see shots of Market Street and Belvoir Street (including Joseph Johnson, Youngs and Vaughan-Harrison) adorned with bunting and flags. "End of part one"
Part two begins with scenes of men and women in Victorian-style dress waiting to board a horse drawn carriage [possibly Coronation 1937 events in Hinckley]. We then see this carriage and a smaller one being driven down the street. A lorry/float, which is decorated with Union Jacks and the intials GR and is carrying a brass band, is seen parked and then driving off, followed by the carriages. "Children's Service at the Church 9am" and we see a band in uniform waiting outside the Church. We also see scenes of groups gathering for the "United Service in Market Place 10am" including soldiers marching in formation, a group of boys (possibly scouts) and a group of clergymen and a choir leaving a church. We then see a Musson's ice cream cart and 2 small groups of people walking along a street decorated with flags and bunting. We then see shots of several decorated houses. The following scenes are from the annual service at the Hinckley War Memorial in the Garden of Remembrance. We see small groups (mainly children) beginning to gather around the statue and a brass band playing in front of the war Memorial itself. We then see a procession of men, some in suits and some in military uniform followed by firefighters, the St John's Ambulance and a group of women, also in uniform. We then see a group of Guides and Brownies being led into place, followed by Scouts and a group of choirboys. Finally we see local clergy and officials arriving with flags. "The Village Wedding at Leicester Grange June 19th" including the wedding party leaving the house (in Victorian-style dress) and parading past a small crowd. We then see the same group walking across a lawn and the wedding party, sitting down on a raised platform. "Sunday School Treat, 3rd July 1937" with floats and children marching with banners and floral arches through Hinckley. We next see a visit by Members of Hinckley Photographic Society to Kenilworth Castle, various men are seen photographing the castle and several mixed groups are seen posing for pictures. We then see more shots of Hinckley Lido (1937) This is followed by shots of the opening of the Grammar School Extension on 2nd October 1937. The film ends with scenes from two more visits by the Photographic Society, the first to Ashby St Ledgers, a country house near Daventry and the second to Burton Dassett Windmill on 21 May 1938.
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Hinckley Lido was in Netherley Road (off Ashby Road) and opened in June 1935. It was on the site of what is now the Fludes Factory. Hollycroft Park was laid out in 1935.
J. Ernest Rattenbury was best known for his Fernley-Hartley lectures and, amongst others, his book on The Evangelical Doctrine of Charles Wesley’s Hymns.
Twycross Gibbet Post is still extant. The inscription (which is not clear from the film) reads: ' The gibbet was erected here a 1/2 of a mile from the scene of a murder committed by John Massey, February 1800'. John Massey was a well-known wrestler who murdered his wife, and attempted to murder his daughter, by throwing them into a watermill wheel.
The coronation celebrations were for the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on 12th May 1937.
The annual service was held to commemorate the anniversary of the unveiling of the War Memorial on 20th May 1923.
Burton Dassett windmil blew down in storm on 26th July 1946.