No Lethargy in Lakeland

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1734
Date Released
27 Aug 1962
Date submitted
24 Aug 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: No Lethargy in Lakeland. DESCRIPTION: The weather was so bad that Lakeland’s big sporting event at Grasmere was very nearly cancelled altogether. But in spite of rain and mud, the muscle men of Lakeland carried on. The Guides’ Race, an annual event, was won by Reg Harrison. In the final of the 12-stone wrestling event, J Bland of Silverdale met F Jones of Brampton. Bland won the match, with two throws out of 3. Finally, the Hound Trail, a very popular item. It was Dairyman, who was first home. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV cars. (2 shots) men pushing cars. CU men through mud. (2 shots) men up hill. MS men over wall. MS boys line up for wrestling. CU fat boy. MS crowd. MS wrestling - Bland V Jones. (2 shots) men down hill Reg Harrison wins. MCU Bland wins and men shake hands. MS dogs start. MS dogs over wall. (2 shots) crowd. (3 shots) dogs come home. Dairyman wins.
Keywords
Sport; Weather
Locations
Grasmere; Cumbria
Card file number
84973
Credits:
Camera
Keith Medley
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
111
Story extras:
Film clip

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'No Lethargy in Lakeland', British Movietone News Issue No. 1734, 27 Aug 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24766 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)