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Attlees At Home (1951)

Clement Attlee and his family at their home in Cherry Cottage, Buckinghamshire.

Love-In At Woburn Park (1967)

A love-in is held at Woburn Park where carnations are dropped from hot air balloon.

Schoolboys Build Hovercraft (1968)

Boys from Bedfordshire Secondary Modern show off the hovercraft they have built.

Banner Artists (1958)

Lovely banners are painted in a studio in Hitchin.

Britain's New Motorway (1958)

Work starts on the London to Birmingham motorway - the M1.

Glider Priest (1969)

Father John Milne enjoys piloting glider over the Dunstable Downs in Bedfordshire.

In The Shadow Of John Bunyan (1930)

Sir Reginald Poole opens new entrance gates at Bedford Grammar School.

Balloon Maintenance (1949)

Barrage balloons are repaired and maintained at hangar in Cardington, Bedfordshire.

Balloon Will Do A "Kon Tiki" (1958)

A balloon is prepared at Cardington for a trip across the South Atlantic.

Blind Flying (1965)

New "automatic pilot" system being tested in Bedford.

Baby Bears (1941)

Two brown bears take their five very cute cubs out for a run. Whipsnade zoo, Bedfordshire.

Olympic Champions In The Making (1928)

Schoolboys compete in athletics in Bedford.

Boom Town Hat Show (1957)

Bonnet parade in Luton, Bedfordshire.

Britain's First Beauty Farm (1960)

Women exercising and having treatments at Britain's first Beauty Farm.

Straw Boaters (1952)

Item showing process of making straw boaters. Luton, Bedfordshire.

Cement Murals (1960)

Artists create modern cement murals and wooden furniture decorations in Forest Hill, London.

Bill Grundy Looks At Aylesbury (1972)

Bill Grundy compares the old and new parts of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.

Helicopter To Work (1965)

Rowland Absolom uses a helicopter to commute to work.

Fire Research (1961)

An informative item about research into the spread of fire in modern tower blocks.

Excavation (1957)

An item about volunteers who are excavating the site of a Roman town before it is made into a new road.

Dream House (1957)

Ultra modern house with great late 1950s decor.

Cress Collectors! (1931)

Cress harvest in Berkhamsted - scenic shots, men at work, child eating cress.

Comical Pipes (1960)

Comical pipes from Mr Shillitoe's collection at his home in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

Bonny Bunny Business AKA Rabbit Show Dublin Issue (1942)

Rabbits and pigs are judged in contests at the Hertfordshire Rabbit Show.

Berkhamsted Boys PT Issue Title Is V For Victory (1941)

Boys from Berkhamsted Public School do physical training exercises.

Beat School (1961)

A progressive school in Hertfordshire is featured - pupils smoke and listen to jazz in the classroom.

Fit For The Roughest Roads (1928)

Leo Amery watches a Vauxhall car destined for rough roads overseas tested by being tipped over the side of a hill.

Sound Of Fashion (1967)

Wonderful '60s fashions with bells on are modelled in the grounds of Woburn Abbey.

Large Girls Club (1958)

Madame Mag Cornou launches the Linda Leigh Large Girls Club of Great Britain at Woburn Abbey.

Housing Crisis (1972)

Footage of new houses under construction other houses up for sale in Luton, Bedfordshire.

A Hairstyle Is Born (1957)

The hairdresser Riche uses elements of nature to inspire him when creating new hairstyles.

Miniature Writing AKA Lord's Prayer On Postage Stamps (1954)

Footage of man who can write the Lord's Prayer on the back of stamp seven times. Dunstable.

Princess Margaret At Bedford School (1952)

Princess Margaret visits Bedford school. Bedfordshire.

Baby Minders (1946)

Baby minding office opened in Luton.

Inspection Of Women War Workers (1914)

Footage of women workers being inspected in Bedford.

Churchill At Luton Conservative Rally AKA Churchill At Luton Tory Rally (1948)

Winston Churchill visits Luton for a Conservative Rally and speaks

Copter For Plane Fires (1960)

Demonstration of how a helicopter can be used to assist rescuers of burning planes. Luton.

Guided Weapon 'fire Flash' (1957)

RAF students are given instructions on how to use 'Fire Flash' guided weapon. Henlow.

Even Children Help (1917)

Schoolchildren from Dunstable work on the land. Bedfordshire.

Ejection Seat (1966)

An ejection seat is being demonstrated.

Cat's Accessories (1965)

Mrs Dorothy Silkstone runs a very specialised shop for cat lovers.

Marshall Scott Etc (1966)

A new pop group, Marshall Scott Etc, perform their first record, 'Same Old Feeling', beside Woburn Abbey.

Amateur Wine Making (1958)

Fun story about the process of producing home made alcohol such as rose petal wine and carrot whisky.

Aeronautical School (1953)

Students studying science of flight at Aeronautical College at Cranfield.

Airport Bird Scarer (1969)

An automatic bird scarer at Luton Airport in Bedfordshire.

Dress In 90 Seconds AKA Duke Of Bedford Dressing (1959)

His Grace the Duke of Bedford has his clothes organised so well that he can get dressed in record time.

Double Decker Caravan (1951)

Young women demonstrate the latest in caravan design in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.

Dragsters At Santa Pod (1969)

Dragsters race at stretch of track at Podington, Bedfordshire.

Private Police Station (1961)

Bernard and Margaret Laycock at home with their baby in a former police station.

Wimbledon Ball Boys In Training (1966)

Boys from a Dr Barnardos Home train to be ballboys at Wimbledon.

Crowning The May Queen (1936)

12 year old Betty Crouch is crowned May Queen at Elstow in Bedfordshire.

Luton Road Safety (1952)

Educational film about road safety in Luton, Bedfordshire.

Railway Collision Near Bedford (1938)

Scenes of the wreckage of two steam trains after a crash near Bedford.

Henlow - Health And Beauty Farm AKA Colin Milburn Undergoes Weight Reducing Treatment At Health Farm (1967)

Chubby England cricketer Colin Milburn is sent to health farm to lose weight.

Cat's Hotel (1967)

Mrs Dorothy Silkstone's cattery cares for beautiful cats in Bedford.

Henlow (1964)

A male student attends a school for beauticians at Henlow.