PHAROS FILMS, WITHERNSEA COMMUNITY EVENTS VIDEO PRODUCTIONS

Contains video showing a protest march in Beverley through North Bar, Ladygate, Saturday Market, past shops on Toll Gavel and ending in front of County Hall. The march was against a large increase in the pay of the Chief Executive of the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Duration: 7 min, 25 sec Timing: action on film (00:06) Crowds of protesters gather on York Road. (00:32) Protestors march through North Bar and along Ladygate. (00:54) In Saturday Market the man at the front of the march addresses everyone with a megaphone. He is protesting at the pay rise given to the Chief Executive and at the pay cuts experienced by people at the bottom of the pay scale. (01:24) The march proceeds along Toll Gavel. Protesters are holding up signs showing which areas of East Riding they have come from. (04:24) The march ends in Cross Street. Protesters are encouraged to sign a petition and join a mailing list. A man with a megaphone repeats the reasons for the protest. Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Contains video of a play about the history of Holderness and Withernsea, produced by South Riding Arts Association as part of Withernsea and South Holderness Regeneration Scheme. Written by Brian Abbott and directed by Philip Parr. Notes: audio is poor quality. Duration: 2 hrs, 37 min, 53 sec. Timing: Action on film (00:01) A large group of children at the seaside at Withernsea. (05:11) Mr Nutter, a clown in a Pierrot costume, gets a woman who is also in Pierrot costume out of a hamper. They discuss Withernsea pier. (10:09) We hear the bells of a church lost to the sea and the 'haar' (sea mist) descends. [Scene about lost villages.] (16:57) 'In the beginning, nothing was…' (19:31) A group of young people complain that nothing ever happens in 'Withallsea'. (19:25) Harald Hardrada kills a local boy for his coat. (25:20) A crowd of people are addressed by a man. They discuss their options as regards Harald Hardrada, King Harold and Duke William of Normandy. (29:59) 'The Legend of the End of the World' (31:39) The Battle for Jorvik and other conflicts. (36:29) After a battle, people greet survivors and loot swords and shields from the dead. (38:06) King Harold addresses the vanquished. (40:03) A messenger comes with the news that Duke William has landed. (41:15) The male and female Pierrots appear. They give us a musical version of 'To be or not to be'. (43:22) William's Queen Matilda and their son Prince William Rufus discuss kingship. (45:14) King William joins them. He is in a ruthless mood and angry with the people of Holderness. He demands 'terror on a biblical scale'. (49:39) Pierrot and his female partner do a comic turn. She threatens to play her violin but the bells drown her out. (56:02) Christopher and Jack (John) Wright discuss a rebellion (the Gunpowder Plot) with their mother. (1:12:28) Christopher and Jack draw their swords and set off to 'go down fighting'. (1:14:05) Female Pierrot sings a song. (1:15:34) 1854 - the railway comes to Withernsea. More visitors enjoy the seaside. (1:25:47) 14 Feb 1927 - the '8.22' train from Withernsea to Hull sets off. There are a newly-wed couple and some naughty schoolboys on the train. (1:33:08) Darkness descends and we hear the noise of a terrible crash. The 8.22 Withernsea train collides with another train on the approach to Hull Station. (1:34:33) Nurses and others assist with the dead and injured. (1:36:13) One of the Pierrots lists the numbers of dead and injured. In Withernsea, hearts break and mothers weep. A girl sings 'Lullaby to an empty bed'. (1:43:42) Both Pierrots describe the development of Withernsea as a seaside resort. (1:45:06) As the female Pierrot goes to play a tune on her violin, we hear air raid sirens. (1:45:43) 1940s music - we are in the Second World War period, with three people listening to a radio. (1:46:50) Sound effects of a low-flying aircraft. The three people presume to see a bomber crash. (1:51:40) A vicar and his congregation sing a hymn. (1:53:59) Some children look at objects from the bomber crash. (1:55:43) A policeman talks about teenagers firing a machine gun and riding milk carts down the high street. (1:58:06) 'Invasion of the diggers'. Holidaymakers come to enjoy the beach. (2:00:31) The female Pierrot appears and we can hear ballroom music - couples dance around in each others' arms. Then this changes to pop music and everyone begins to dance separately. (2:05:21) The scene moves to the 1960s with 'Beatlemania', the new Labour Government, and bingo. A railwayman is made redundant by Dr Beeching when the railway line to Withernsea is closed in 1964. (2:15:06) The sound of a countdown to a rocket launch. The last invasion of Holderness - wind turbines. (2:19:13) The Pierrots appear. They realise that they are ghosts and go to the end of the pier for the last time. (2:22:10) A single actor summarises Withernsea history from the time of the Vikings. He concludes 'Holderness holds on'. (2:29:26) Cast list. Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Contains video about the production process at the Cocoa Mills in Cleveland Street, Hull, owned by ADM (Archer Daniels Midland of Decatur, Illinois, USA). Also with centenary book on the history of ADM. Duration: 7 min, 12 sec Timing: Action on film (00:19) Explanation that the cocoa bean is the fruit of a tropical rain forest tree, which grows in high rainfall areas within 15 degrees latitude of the Equator. (00:28) Over 3 million tons are produced annually. (00:30) ADM buyers purchase the fermented and dried beans in the countries where they are grown. The beans are then transported to ADM processing plants throughout the world. (00:43) ADM Cocoa Hull receives shipments of up to 10,000 tonnes. West African beans are delivered as loose bulk cargo and stored in warehouses. (01:55) Cocoa beans from the Far East are transported in Hessian sacks. They are taken out of the sacks to make them available for bulk delivery. (02:41) Tipper trucks carrying up to 28 tonnes are loaded at the storage warehouse. (02:57) Quality control samples are taken during the loading procedure. (03:49) On completion of loading the trucks are covered and sealed. (04:03) On arrival at the processing plant, the beans are moved using a system of conveyors and elevators into 40 tonne storage bins and then on via cross-conveyors into the bean warehouse for de-stoning and cleaning. (04:28) After this, the beans have their outer shells removed and are broken up into small pieces known as [nib]. (04:31) These [nibs] are transported to the roaster where they soften as the natural oils are melted. (04:48) The roasted [nibs] are pulverised by the grinders. (05:00) The resulting cocoa mass is pumped into storage containers and its temperature is regulated. (05:01) Some of the cocoa mass is sent to chocolate factories at this point in the process. (05:14) Another portion of the cocoa mass is fed into giant hydraulic presses - they force out the cocoa butter which is stored separately, awaiting despatch. Cocoa butter is used in food and beauty products. (05:54) At this stage, the residue is cocoa solids, also known as 'pressed cake'. This will be ground into fine cocoa powder. (06:01) This powder is packed into bags of between 23 kilograms and 1000 kilograms, depending on the requirements of the customer. (06:18) Most ADM cocoa products are delivered in insulated road tankers. Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Contains semi-professional video production of a play about the last hours of the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine 1122-1204. Filmed at the medieval church of St Mary Welwick. Written and directed by Lois Stather-Dunn. Actors: Felicity Walmsley, Leila Morad, Dara Morad, all of Withernsea. Eleanor of Aquitaine was first married to King Louis VII of France and after the annulment of this marriage she married Henry II of England. She was imprisoned by him in 1173 for 10 years. She died at the nunnery of Fontevraud. Timing: action on film (00:10) A scene of knights jousting. (00:31) Fontevrault Abbey, France, 1204. (00:41) Sister Margaret makes her way through a graveyard. She is carrying a platter of food. (01:17) Margaret enters a candlelit room where the elderly Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine lays dying. (04:12) Eleanor sits in a chair beside her bed with her psalter. As she falls asleep, the psalter falls from her hands. A hooded figure appears before her. (04:29) She wakes and asks the figure if he is 'Father Peter' which he denies. (05:09) Eleanor asks if he is King Louis of France, her first husband. She reminiscences about their life together. But it is not Louis. (06:43) She asks the figure if he is King Henry II of England, her second husband, and talks of their married life. (09:14) As they begin to dance together he tells her that he is not Henry. She speculates that he must be one of the knights from her court in Aquitaine and then wonders if he is her son Richard. (10:45) As they dance the figure offers to let her fall asleep in his arms. (10:51) Eleanor realises that her visitor is her old friend 'Death'. (11:56) Death lays her gently back down on her bed and she whispers for him to take her. (12:30) He folds her hands and puts her psalter in them before he leaves. (13:20) Sister Margaret returns. Seeing that Eleanor is dead, she crosses herself and puts out the candle. (13:40) The dead figure on the bed becomes the stone figure on the top of Queen Eleanor's tomb. Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Contains video footage of a summer festival in Withernsea including a children's magician, men and women on stilts, cowboy performers, music groups and teenagers dancing in the rain to music. Duration: 21 min, 50 sec Timing: Action on film (00:04) Display of motorbikes on Withernsea Promenade, with the Pier Towers in the background. (01:25) A children's entertainer performs some tricks on an open-air stage. (01:54) Two street entertainers on stilts. (02:58) A children's playground in the design of a ship's bow. (03:11) In the middle of a small green some men, dressed as cowboys with a covered wagon and other props in the background, perform a 'shootout'. (03:23) A pop group performs 'Diana' and other early pop classics on a stage in a marquee. (05:50) A different group play 'Suspicious Minds' and encourage the audience to clap and sing along. (08:17) Another group perform 'Chantilly Lace' and 'Ain't that a Shame'. (09:51) Outside, the audience are still enjoying the music, even though it is raining. The camera concentrates on some women from the crowd, dancing in the rain. (12:08) A blonde woman and her band mime to 'Hanging on the Telephone' and other Blondie hits. (14:38) Another group play 'Big Girls Don't Cry'. (16:32) The 'Merseybeats' perform some of their hits. Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Contains video footage of the 'Apple Fest' held at Millenium Orchard, Beverley Parks, on Sun 11 Oct 2009. The event was organised by East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Duration: 10 min, 11 sec Timing: Action on film (00:14) Banner advertising the Apple Day. (00:32) Entrance to Beverley Parks Local Nature Reserve and the Millennium Orchard. (00:50) Close-ups of red apples, still attached to the bough. Also at (09:54). (01:17) Interior of a marquee - a stall with different types of honey, a large demijohn of honeycombs, and a model of a beehive with labels for the different parts. (02:02) People in white coats inspect the jars of honey by shining a torch through the honey. (03:22) The entrance to a bee hive - two rows of holes in a metal plate. The bees are coming and going through the holes. (03:54) Side view of some red apples on the bough. (04:08) Decorated scarecrows, apparently for a competition, dispersed around a plantation of young trees. (05:19) A selection of different apples on display in baskets. (05:44) Young apple trees in pots on display. (05:59) A man demonstrates an apple press to two children. (06:45) The camera pans across a field with marquees, stalls and people at tables drinking tea. (07:38) A little girl is having her face painted. (08:02) A tame white owl perches on a tyre. (08:27) A large wooden sculpture of an apple. (08:36) Another large wood sculpture of two apples with some leaves still attached. (08:42) A man in the process of carving a statue of a bird of prey using small chain saws. Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Contains video of a play performed by the 'Withernsea Entertainers' drama group and written by Lois Stather-Dunn. The drama group was formed on 5 Mar 2008, when it was realised that there was a need in Withernsea for adult amateur dramatics. Duration: 35 min, 39 sec Timing: Action on film (00:36) The play takes place in the reception/waiting room of the family therapy clinic. Gloria, the breezy receptionist, talks to the audience about the day's appointments. (00:57) Virginia, one of the therapists, arrives. She and Gloria are in a relationship. They discuss Alan, the other therapist, who used to be married to Virginia. The two women cuddle and flirt. (03:29) Alan the other therapist arrives. He is worried about Trish, his and Virginia's daughter. (05:16) Mr Probert, a clergyman and client of the clinic, arrives. He goes into Alan's office. (06:12) Mrs Probert arrives and is shown into Virginia's office. (06:58) Both therapists come back into the waiting room to negotiate sexual and marital arrangements for Mr and Mrs Probert. (16:12) Trish turns up and goes to talk to Virginia. Alan comes to tell Gloria his concerns about Trish not turning up for school, not knowing she is next-door. (18:46) Virginia takes Trish to an audition. (18:59) Mr Bleasdale and his wife arrive for an appointment. He has very comic hair. (24:17) After emerging from a visit to the toilet Mrs Bleasdale seems very drunk and aggressive. She mentions that she once stabbed her husband. The Bleasdales and both therapists have a consultation in the waiting room. (26:20) Both the Bleasdales go into the toilet. As Alan and Virginia discuss what might have happened to Trish, very strange noises are coming from the Bleasdales off stage. (27:26) The noises off stage intensify and Gloria rings for an ambulance. (27:50) Trish comes back from her audition. She has got the part. Mrs Bleasdale emerges from the toilet holding her husband's hair transplant. (28:30) Alan takes some bandages into the toilet for Mr Bleasdale. Mrs Bleasdale is slumped in one of the chairs in a drunken stupor. (29:30) Trish tells her mother that she does not mind about her bisexual relationship with Gloria. (30:00) Mr Bleasdale emerges from the toilet with Alan, who has bandaged his head for him. (30:25) Virginia dictates some letters to Gloria. One about Mrs Bleasdale's 'pathological drunkenness' and one about Mr Bleasdale's scalp wound. (31:26) The ambulance men arrive for the Bleasdales. (32:44) Alan, Gloria, and Virginia discuss Gloria and Virginia's relationship, and Gloria and Alan's relationship. A huge row follows. (33:00) Trish takes control. The three adults agree that they are all happy with their 'pound of flesh' and Trish tells them that the part she got was 'Portia' in 'The Merchant of Venice'. Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Dara Duration: 6 mins 7 secs Seaside Radio outside broadcast showing DJs playing dance music on Withernsea sea front 2001 'Glass Act' Duration: 5 mins 42 secs A short play rehearsal by a Withernsea amateur dramatics group, with actors Felicity Walmsley and Sebastion Pryboda 2001 'Upper Window' (edit 1) Duration: 2 mins 9 secs Scene from a video play by a Withernsea amateur dramatics group about a family forced to take refuge in a strange house 2001 'Upper Window' (edit 2) Duration: 1 min 50 secs Scene from a video play by a Withernsea amateur dramatics group about a family forced to take refuge in a strange house 2001 Withernsea Steam Festival Duration: 1 min 3 secs Scenes from Withernsea Steam Festival, showing ferrets, a steam traction engine and a steam organ 2001 Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Originally deposited as a DVD-ROM Contains video of a play performed by the Pier End Players amateur dramatics society of Withernsea. The play is set in a future where Withernsea has become cut off from the mainland by coastal erosion. Includes scenes about the history of towns and villages lost to the sea, such as Ravenser. Also includes the tale of Adam Alvin and the murder of the vicar of Owthorne (58 min, 19 sec). Please note: the audio is poor quality.