NORTH FERRIBY PARISH COUNCIL RECORDS

Originally deposited as a VHS video cassette. North Ferriby commemorates V E Day 8 May 1995, 50th anniversary of the ending of the Second World War in Europe Timing Action on film: (00:22) Notice saying 'V E Day 8 May Please Be Here at 1.00 pm.' (00:45) Veterans with medals march past to applause. Also at (33:52). (01:14) Wolf Cubs and Girl Guides march past. (01:51) Vicar stands on bottom step of the War Memorial and asks for silence as wreaths are laid. He reads out a prayer. (02:31) Close-up of the War Memorial, a trumpet plays 'The Last Post.' (03:04) The crowd around the War Memorial sing 'God Save the Queen.' (04:04) A bi-plane performs aerobatic manoeuvres. (05:06) A steam engine with a canopy is overtaken by a red tractor pulling a large trailer full of children. Another steam engine goes by pulling a similar trailer. (05:41) A man in tropical dress speaks to the camera and says ['very long day']. (05:07) Tent with a sign saying 'NAFFI' in the window. (06:04) A clown with a yellow wig drives by in a red miniature car. (06:11) A boy is selling ice cream and then we see a girl in fancy dress wearing an apron and her hair in curlers. (06:23) A lady is selling V E day mugs. (07:10) A miniature steam tractor with several children riding on the back. (7:14) A young girl dressed as a land girl is carrying a bucket of straw. (7:25) More children in 1940s fancy dress, including uniforms, aprons and turbans. (7:40) A boy rides a bicycle adapted to look like a fighter plane. (07.10) Miniature steam tractor. (07:47) Childrens' football match. (09:26) Adults' skipping race. (09:49) Childrens' race. (10:21) Adult egg and spoon race. (10:45) Adult sack race. (11:29) Boys' tug of war. (12:12) Several mens' tug of war sessions (15:16) Womens' tug of war sessions. (15:50) Ladies serving tea and cakes from behind a counter. (17:09) Models of steam engines on display. (17:35) Second World War exhibition around the outside of the tea rooms. Street Party. (18:12) Children seated at outdoor trestle tables enjoying the party food. They say grace. (20:21) Man holds up a sign saying 'V E Day Football Tournament'. (20:12)) Man hands out prizes, presumed, to boys' football team. (21: 12) Large group of children in school hall, presumed. A girl reads out a piece about the Second World War and the children sing 'You are my sunshine' and 'The white cliffs of Dover'. (24: 48) Twilight on North Ferriby Foreshore. Crowds watch as a bonfire is lit. (27:16) 1940s style dance with the Frank Cleveland Band. Couples dance. Also at (34:39). (27:44) A group of actors read out sketches and jokes in the style of a 1940s radio programme. North Ferriby Commemorates V J Day 15 Aug 1995. Seventies Tea Party. (29:56) Vicar, presumed, makes an amusing speech to elderly people sitting down to tea. War Memorial Service 15 Aug (33:32) Vicar speaks from the War Memorial. The traffic has stopped. (33:53) Church bells ring. 20 Aug Riverside Walkway. (36:23) Two ladies admire the Riverside Walkway Sign. (36:47) Royal Naval Cadets and veterans marching along Walkway presumed. (37:47) Inset still photograph of two heavily decorated veterans. (38:11) Open top double-decker bus and an army vehicle drive by. (39:08) Crowds on the Walkway listen to a prayer and Bible reading. The 'Last post' is played on a trumpet. (40.11) Second World War aircraft flies by. (40.20) An inflatable rescue boat, presumed, and a small tug on the Humber act out a rescue. (40:36) A bi-plane and a Second World War plane fly over. (41:22) Men launch a small inflatable boat. (42:08) A larger inflatable boat acts out rescuing a man from the water. (43:06) People in naval uniforms pour out drinks. (43:25) Coloured smoke in the sky as parachutists come down to applause from the watching crowd. (45:52) People serving tea from a tent. (46:13) People boarding an open-topped double-decker bus. (47:10) Bus drives along Walkway presumed. (47:13) Someone holds a sheet of paper with '2 Dec 1994 In Celebration of North Ferriby Parish Council's Centenary' - glimpses of the inside of the programme. (48:08) Ferriby Ladies Choir. (50.40) Ferriby Dramatic Society 'A thousand years of Ferriby Councils' - in ancient times and in the future. (59:21) Lynn Gay School of Dancing - Bathing Belles. (1:00:17) Miss E Hitchcock entertains. (1:01:39) Singsong lead by five people on stage including Mr and Mrs Ron Hoodless, presumed. (1:05:45) Ladies in mobcaps are serving tea in a room decorated for Christmas. There is also a craft fair and exhibition. Speech by 'Ted' on the development of the Riverside Walkway. (1:08:02) Scenes of a busy craft fair and exhibition. The stallholders are in Victorian costume. (1:10:28) Children's choir on stage. (1:11:05) 'Ted' gives a cheque for £500 to Ferriby Heritage Group. Remembrance Sunday Nov 1995. (1:11:28) A marching band in kilts with bagpipes and drums. (1:11:50) Parade heads for the War Memorial. We see a gravestone, which fades into the base of the War Memorial. The Union Jack flutters against a clear blue sky and 'Land of hope and glory' plays. The following people who lent their tapes for this production are thanked - Ken Battye, John Cartmell, Kathryn Hall, Tony Waites, Maurice Labistour, Shirley Whitelam, and Wendy and Horace Dobbs. Produced by Alan Frankish and Wendy Dobbs. Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Originally deposited as a CD-ROM. Contains photographs of: 1) North Ferriby railway station 2) Wooden replica of Bronze Age boat found on the foreshore 3) Riverside walkway looking towards the Humber Bridge 4) Beacon on Spy Hill on riverside walkway 5) Annie Turner allotments, Church Road 6) North Ferriby playing field pavilion 7) North Ferriby play area 8) Village Hall, Church Road 9) All Saints' Church 10) North Ferriby library 11) North Ferriby war memorial 12) Coronation Gardens, crossroads to the village 13) Duke of Cumberland public house 14) Methodist Church, High Street 15) North Ferriby Primary School Public access copy available on Preservica: https://eastriding.access.preservica.com/ (Search 'PC55/161')