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Title: NEW GALLOWAY GALA WEEK

Reference number: 1876

Date: 1951

Director: [filmed by W.E. Richardson]

Sound: silent

Original format: 16mm

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 10.30 mins

Description: Amateur footage of the Borders celebrations surrounding the New Galloway Gala Week, including a handicraft exhibition, a children's fancy dress parade, carnival floats and a Highland dancing display.

Shotlist: Title Festival Year 1951 (0.09); ls mother and two children; c/u shot looking at programme (0.21) Various shots of open-air Sunday service with Boys Brigade, Girl Guides; shots of gathered people singing with brass band (1.46); ms two men hold a "New Galloway Gala Week" poster; c/u finger pointing out "Handicrafts Exhibition in Town Hall" (1.52) Shot of the Provost and older lady giving speeches; shot of younger woman presenting a shawl (2.29) ints. Town hall, showing displays of craftwork; brief ms policeman (3.07); small boy points at next event on the Gala Week poster (3.12); Shots of children in fancy dress gathered for group photographs; ms photographers (3.26); shots of individual costumes; shots of prizes being awarded to the winners (4.34) shots of children's fancy dress parade, led by man in fancy dress (4.45); Shots of procession through streets (probably Moniaive) and shots of pipe band, children in fancy dress, carnival floats, people watching from doorways (5.47) ints. children singing as man conducts (6.02); ticket stall at field gate (6.11) shots of spectating crowd; gvs horse jumping competition (6.49) winner is awarded ribbon; ms group of children; c/u finger points to last event on programme (7.08) close shots of crowd; gvs pipe band (7.29); Children's sports day; boys high jump [some slow motion shots] (7.44) ls Highland dancing; ms piper (7.56) girls high jump [slow motion shot] (8.07) winner? of dancing competition shows off her shield trophy (8.26) men's foot race; cycle race; obstacle race intercut with close-ups of the crowd (9.06) brief ls girls dancing; c/u's smiling crowd (9.35) gvs sheep dog trial (10.19) ls women's foot race (10.30)