Houghton-Regis Fair

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
129
Date Released
17 Jun 1957
Date recorded
17 May 1957
Length of issue (in feet)
756
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
Pathe synopsis: At Houghton Regis near Luton they still hold their annual fair on the village green complete with the ever-popular fancy dress competition for the children. But the most exciting feature perhaps is a beer barrel relay race through the village streets, a race which reveals there is more to the business of rolling out the barrel than the popular song would indicate.
Researcher Comments
Title on lobby card reads "Houghton Regis Fair".
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Competitions
Locations
England; Bedfordshire
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
David De Keyser
Length of story (in feet)
162
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Houghton-Regis Fair', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 129, 17 Jun 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/120402 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)