Rare archive footage of the Ripon and Harrogate areas will be shown on a big screen this month.
The event is being jointly staged by Yorkshire Film Archive and Bishop Monkton Local History Group.
A professional film archivist will introduce a series of locally produced films as well as footage from other parts of Yorkshire.
Some were professionally shot, others were amateur home movies but all give an insight into how people lived around here in years gone by.
Work, holidays, leisure, sports, home life, transport and war are among the subjects featured in the films.
Some content was included in four recent sell-out events at the Odeon in Harrogate organised by Yorkshire Film Archive in conjunction with Harrogate’s Civic Society and FIlm Society.
The event will be held at Bishop Monkton Village Hall on April 27 at 7pm.
Clips from some of the films that will be shown can be viewed here.
Tickets are free to Bishop Monkton Local History Group members and £10 to non-members.
They are available from Annabel Alton on 01765 676538 or via email annabel@annabelalton.com
There will be a cash bar selling wine and soft drinks before the event and during the interval.
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Odeon packed for 90-minute archive film of Harrogate district
A 90-minute programme of archive footage of the Harrogate district has once again packed out the Odeon.
Two extra screenings were fully booked yesterday after tickets for September’s original viewings were also snapped up.
It means almost 1,000 people have watched the curated footage now.
The programme, which features clips held at the Yorkshire Film Archive in York, was commissioned by Harrogate’s Civic Society and FIlm Society.
It shows Harrogate and Knaresborough celebrating coronations in 1937 and 1953, the opening of the Odeon Cinema and Dustin Hoffman in Harrogate during filming of the 1979 film Agatha.
1970s fashion, Harrogate style
It also features the Harrogate Spa in 1930s, local railways in 1962, including the Ripon line that closed six years later, Knaresborough’s zoo and aquarium in 1968, the Knaresborough bed race in 1977, Disability Action Yorkshire, the Harrogate flower show and the Great Yorkshire Show, including a visit by the Queen in 1957.
Some of the highlights are available through the Yorkshire Film Archive website.
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Archive film of life in Harrogate district returns for extra showings
Harrogate on Film returns to the Odeon cinema in March after two sold-out screenings last October.
The additional showings are a second chance to see a 90-minute programme put together from footage held at the Yorkshire Film Archive in York.
The film was commissioned by the Harrogate’s Civic Society and FIlm Society. It includes a mix of amateur and professional footage, featuring rare shots from the opening of the Odeon Cinema and the filming of an Agatha Christie movie in the 1970s.
Audiences will also view clips from the 1937 and 1953 Coronation celebrations, the Great Yorkshire Show, the Harrogate Spa in 1930s and rail-travel in the 1960s.
The film combines footage from major events with scenes from everyday life. A sneak peak is available through the Yorkshire Film Archive website.
Stuart Holland, chair of Harrogate Civic Society, said:
“There is so much passion shown by residents of both Harrogate and Knaresborough to learn more about our history, and I know this screening will not disappoint”.
There will be two showings on March 27, at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.
Tickets are available through the Harrogate Film Society website, with discounts for Harrogate Film Society members, as well as members of Harrogate and Knaresborough Civic Societies.
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Historic footage of Harrogate and Knaresborough to be shown at Odeon
Films showing archived footage of Harrogate and Knaresborough are set to be screened for the public next month.
Yorkshire Film Archive will show the specially curated films at the Odeon cinema in Harrogate on September 19.
It will feature clips showing Harrogate in the 1930s, the Knaresborough bed race in the 1970s and rare footage of the Odeon being opened.
The collection of amateur, professional and television clips will also show the area’s film heritage, including news footage of the filming of Agatha starring Dustin Hoffman in the late 1970s.
Graham Relton, Yorkshire Film Archive manager, said:
“YFA hold such an amazing collection of Harrogate and Knaresborough films, meaning that – as always – my biggest curation challenge has been what to leave out! I’m looking forward to sharing old favourites and previously unseen footage from our vaults.
“I believe the screening will really connect with audiences and the icing on the cake would be for someone to recognise themselves on screen as we reveal old footage and new perspectives on these beautiful spa towns.”
A still of Knaresborough Bed Race in the 1970s. Picture: Yorkshire Film Archive.
The screenings have been commissioned by Harrogate Civic Society and Harrogate Film Society.
Screenings of the 90-minute films will take place at the cinema on East Parade in Harrogate at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.
Paula Stott, from Harrogate Film Society, said:
“During lockdown, the film society hugely enjoyed a series of online film screenings presented by YFA and, together with Harrogate Civic Society, we are delighted to finally welcome them back in person with a new selection of footage that will appeal to anyone interested in the history and changing face of our town.”
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Stuart Holland, chair of Harrogate Civic Society, added:
“It fits in so well with the civic society strap line of ‘celebrating the past, enhancing the present and shaping the future’.
“We can learn so much from the past and that helps us shape the future. There is so much passion shown by residents of both Harrogate and Knaresborough to learn more about our history, and I know this screening will not disappoint.”
You can purchase tickets for the screenings at the Harrogate Film Society website.