Finest Easter for Forty-Six Years
Series
- Series Name
- British Paramount News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 4
- Summary
- Thousands all over the country take advantage of record weather to enjoy best holiday since outbreak of war. Blackpool, Southport and other North Country playgrounds entertain crowds of pre-war proportions. Blackburn proves that stay-at-home folks can enjoy all the fun of the far. Model aeroplane enthusiasts hold competition at Eaton Bray. London revives all pre-war holiday attractions, the Zoo, the River, Herne Hill, cycling, racing and the Van Horse Parade. King and Princess Elizabeth join hundreds of thousands of people and go racing at Hurst Park.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Sport; Horse racing; Entertainment and leisure; Weather; Competitions; Celebrations and festivals; Animals
- Locations
- London; Southport; England; Lancashire; Blackpool; Bedfordshire; Eaton Bray
- Library number
- 15235
- Length of story (in feet)
- 467
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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- Web
- http://reuters.screenocean.com/
- Phone
- +44(0)1954 262052
- Address
- 124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX - Notes
- British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
- Series held
- View all series held by Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
How to cite this record
'Finest Easter for Forty-Six Years', British Paramount News Issue No. 1581, 25 Apr 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/39991 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)