Coal Carrying Champs

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2237A
Date Released
20 Apr 1972
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Coal Carrying Champs. DESCRIPTION: At Ossett in Yorkshire, coal carrying competitors struggle 5/6th of a mile with 1cwt of coal, for the honour of being the coal carrying champ of Britain. SHOTLIST: GV public house, crowds & prize details. SV prize details. SV competitor picks up bag of coal. SV man shouting through hailer. SV competitors lined up all carrying bag of coal on nape of neck. SV starter with gun - Mayor of Ossett. FV competitors lined up. GV competitors running towards camera carrying coal. SV people watching. SV pan man carrying bag of coal runs past. BV ditto as winner runs past. SV winner Tony Nicholson of Penrith covered five sixths of a mile in 4 minutes 36 seconds with 1cwt of coal on his back. SV pan another competitor finishes race with sack of coal. GV crowds watching presentation. SV Mayor of Ossett presents trophy to winner Nicholson.
Keywords
Competitions
Locations
Yorkshire; Ossett
Card file number
98022
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Peter Brown
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Coal Carrying Champs', British Movietone News Issue No. 2237A, 20 Apr 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29344 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)