Hop Festival

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1058A
Date Released
15 Sep 1949
Date submitted
9 Sep 1949
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hop Festival. DESCRIPTION: At Paddock Wood, Kent, the first full-scale Hop Festival was held, there was a barmaids race, a beer tasting competition, a contest to find the bonniest baby and Miss Shirley Goddard of Camberwell was elected Hop Queen. SHOTLIST: KS GV hop field. GVs hop pickers. Barmaids race in which girls take a quick drink at the end of a run and return to starting point. Beer tasting contest. Shots of 3 generations of hop-pickers. Bonny babies show. Miss Shirley Goddard elected Hop Queen.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Agriculture; Celebrations and festivals
Locations
Kent; Paddock Wood
Card file number
52516
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Hop Festival', British Movietone News Issue No. 1058A, 15 Sep 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15943 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)