Leeds Children’s Festival. (1947)

Roundhay Park, Leeds, Yorkshire. July 5th 1947. C.U. Full face, half length of Anthony Eden and Mayor Sir George Martin. MS LS Mass physical training display given by the children. VS of various children’s races, including a sack race. MS Lady George Martin, Mayoress, speaking into microphone (no sound). Carnival Queen also on platform speaking (no sound). MS The procession of the carnival queen and train. CU two pages holding her MS cut-ins of spectators (over 100,000, according to the dope sheet). VS children’s races. Cuts 47/55. Mute Neg. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Para