News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 19th Year

Issue

Issue No.

9

Date Released

May 1966

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Glamorgan - ON TOUR
• 2. National Story - THE AIR WE BREATHE
• 3. Northumberland - ORIENTAL TOUCH
• 4. Lancashire - FIREBIRDS

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

BFI synopsis: Harold Wilson visits Bedwas Colliery near Caerphilly.
NCB Commentary - South Wales in March, just before the election campaign got under way.
No, this wasn’t a canvassing caravan, but a last opportunity before the serious political job began for a visit to one of Britain’s key industrial areas. he visitor - the Prime Minister, arriving here at the new Harold Wilson Estate at Caerphilly.
Flanked by the Chairman of the Council and the Secretary of State for Wales, Mr. Wilson performed the opening ceremony at the new trading estate.
Next stop in a day when the Prime Minister covered a lot of Welsh ground was Bedwas Colliery.
Here, in the canteen he met men and management and - as usual - had to face the press.
As a momento of his visit, he took away with him a pair of safety lamps.
Then, from the Welsh Valleys, he headed off on the long trail which was to end back at Downing Street.

Keywords

Mining

Locations

Wales; Caerphilly

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis
The National Archives COAL 32   /13 Scripts for Mining Review, 1960-1963

Credits:

Sponsor

National Coal Board

Production Co.

National Coal Board Film Unit