Cublington Protest

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2171A
Date Released
14 Jan 1971
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cublington Protest. DESCRIPTION: The recommendations of the Roskill Commission to site London’s third airport in the heart of rural Buckinghamshire meet with a fierce protest from local residents who’ll be seriously affected. Over five thousand people attend a meeting calling on the Government to reconsider using the proposed site at Foulness. SHOTLIST: GV Cublington countryside with wing signpost - aircraft noise over. GV Cublington Village Church pan to quiet main street. SV poster Say no to Wing Airport pan to large poster please held save Cublington. GV people arrive for demonstration carrying banner wings off Wing. SV pan children carry balloons & placard. SV pan small child with banner No Jumbo’s here. GV pan man on bicycle with placards. GV line of cars arriving. CU sign on car Drayton Parsloe says No. CU banner on car. SV people arriving with banner No Foul Mess Here. SV mass of people arrive. CU pan children with dummy cow Cows not concrete. SV pan crowds with banners. GV crowds & banners. GV people enter building for meeting. GV interior crowd & banners at protest meeting. CU pan up large poster Roskilling the Environment. GV crowds & banners. GV exterior mass of balloons released. LV people watching burning of report effigy. CU sign preserve our homes, our villages, our England. GV pan peaceful Cublington village.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Demonstrations; Scenery and travel
Locations
United Kingdom; Wing; Cublington
Card file number
96705
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
152
Story extras:
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'Cublington Protest', British Movietone News Issue No. 2171A, 14 Jan 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28656 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)