Schoolboy Coastguards

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1912A
Date Released
27 Jan 1966
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Schoolboy Coastguards. DESCRIPTION: Battisborough School, near Plymouth in Devon was founded eight years ago on the lines of Gordonstoun. It has an unusual out of class unit, run by the boys themselves. Pictures show a demonstration in cliff rescue, with one of the pupils acting the victim of a cliff accident. They work closely with the local Coastguard Units and in bad weather help to keep a watch over Plymouth Sound. SHOTLIST: GV Battisborough School. MS boys take cliff rescue gear from locker. TS boy lying on the beach pan to the sea. CU boy over cliff top with the stretcher. TS two boys working their way down cliff. LA boy reaches the bottom with the stretcher. MS boys on cliff top playing out the ropes. MS the two boys place injured boy on stretcher. Pan injured boy being strapped onto stretcher. LA coastguard station. BS two more boys watching the rescue through field glasses. MS injured boy being taken up the cliff. MS boys taking up slack on rope. MCU the two boys bring the injured boy over the cliff top. MS the boys hauling on the ropes. Pan injured boy being carried away.
Keywords
Education and training; Youth
Locations
Plymouth; Devon
Card file number
90701
Credits:
Camera
John Wanstall
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
152
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Schoolboy Coastguards', British Movietone News Issue No. 1912A, 27 Jan 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26303 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)