Watersports Centre
Series
- Series Name
- This Week In Britain
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- COI synopsis: Five years ago Holme Pierrepont was a desolate tract of gravel pits. Today, it’s a purpose-built gathering place of Olympic standards for watersports enthusiasts from Britain and all over the world. Michele Brown samples the competitive atmosphere and colour of the World Junior Rowing Championships - in the heart of England’s industrial Midlands.
- Researcher Comments
- According to the script, includes an interview with Stan Dibley, the Centre’s director. NB: Information gathered from the Australian version
- Keywords
- Sport; Rowing; Buildings and structures; Competitions
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 936/762
- Credits:
-
- Production Co.
- AI Films
- Camera
- AI Films
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Director
- Joy Adamson
- Support services
- Mary Sprent
- Cutter
- Maurice Tarling
- Presenter
- Michele Brown
- Presenter
- Silverio Perez Salas
- Producer
- Tony Hinton
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
- For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk - Web
- http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
- Series held
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How to cite this record
'Watersports Centre', This Week In Britain Issue No. 762, 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/329003 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)