STEWARTFIELD GALA DAY, BROXBURN
Young and old enjoy a picnic, followed by shots of “Tip Race”, and winners shaking hands - all part of the Stewartfield Gala Day, Broxburn. (clip)
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Title: STEWARTFIELD GALA DAY, BROXBURN
Reference number: 1283
Date: 1942, July 18
Director: [filmed by Mr. Miller for the Regal Cinema, Broxburn]
Sound: silent
Original format: 35mm
Colour: bw
Fiction: non-fiction
Running time: 6.30 mins
Description: Events at the Gala Day in Stewartfield, West Lothian including the local "Tip Race" where the men race up and down a shale bing, held on 18th July 1942.
Shotlist:
[Shotlisted from time-coded VHS copy, times converted from 25fps to 18fps]
Credits. (0.15) Brass band followed by a mass of children accompanied by teachers? parade and crowd scenes in Stewartfield (3.38); children eating cake and drinking fizzy drinks; sporting events, including shots of men racing up the "Tip Race" held locally at gala occasions, running up and down a shale bing; girl Highland dancing (6.01)