News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Mining Review Composite Editions

Issue

East Midlands Edition

CMR4

Date Released

1956

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Nottingham Royal.
• 2. Notts. Stow It.
• 3. Notts. Ideas Man.
• 4. Staffs. Pint For Pint.
• *Area Profile: Notts. East Midlands No.3 Edwinstowe.

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

BFI synopsis: Pit ponies are taken to the Royal Show held at Nottingham in 1956, and presided over by the Duke of Gloucester. Scenes from the show are seen, including farm implements, horse shoeing and the NCB Clydesdales.

Researcher Comments

Scenes of people, work and events connected with collieries in the East Midlands, taken from various issue of Mining Review.

Keywords

Horses; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

England; Nottingham

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Sponsor

National Coal Board

Production Co.

National Coal Board Film Unit