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Week 46: DOWN THE PARK
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In 1885 the London North Western Railway Company opened a brand-new sporting facility, Wolverton Park. It comprised a football pitch, athletics tracks, velodrome, tennis courts and bowling green. For nearly a century it was the vibrant hub of sporting activity in Wolverton and North Bucks.
Week 45: WOLVERTON REMEMBERS
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In 2018 Bev Sabey masterminded a remarkable project that commemorated the 100th year anniversary of the end of the First World War in a wonderful way.
Week 44: IN MEMORIAM
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Marking the commemoration of the Armistice on 11th November, this film, by Mark Cunliffe, recalls the story of one of the names on the Wolverton war memorial, Private Albert French.
Week 43: FIREWORKS 2015
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In this year of Covid, some of Wolverton’s great communal events have not been able to take place. One of these is the annual fireworks display in Western Road Rec that can attract up to 5000 people. But you can still enjoy the show, by watching this film, made by Simon Beckett, of the 2015 ...
Week 42: THE MK TRAILS APP
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In 2018 Living Archive Milton Keynes, Wolverton & Greenleys Town Council and Wolverton Society for Arts & Heritage collaborated in the production of 3 new walking trails around Wolverton. There are printed versions of them, but they are also accessible through a phone app for iPhone and Android devices and this version contains audio extracts ...
Week 41: SHOPPING AS IT USED TO BE - THE HISTORY OF THE CO-OP IN WOLVERTON
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At one point there were 13 different Co-op stores in Wolverton selling groceries, furniture, meat, shoes, clothes, hardware, radios and TVs – just about anything you would need to live. This film tells the story of this shopping phenomenon.
Week 40: PAWS FOR THOUGHT DOG SHOW
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In 2016 Victoria Park Wolverton echoed to the sound of excited dogs (and their owners!) taking part in the Paws for Thought Dog Show.
Week 3: OUT OF THE ASHES
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On 1st January 1996 the Milton Keynes Museum was ravaged by a fire that destroyed many of its precious exhibits. The story of the fire and the activities at the Museum at the time were captured by students on a Living Archive Media Skills course. The purpose of the course was to teach basic IT ...
Week 39: THE SECRET GARDEN
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Andy Warner is a professional photographer and he made this film of the Secret Garden to demonstrate his film-making skills.
Week 38: IT’S IN THE SQUARE PROCESSION 2010
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It’s in the Square was a successful 2 day music event that took place on an annual basis in the Square in Wolverton. Latterly it also included a carnival-type procession around the streets of the town. In 2010 the theme of the procession was the World Cup, which took place that year in South Africa.
Week 37: HARRY READ TALKING
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Harry Read was a retired foreman of the Smithy in Wolverton Railway Works. He lived in Victoria Street. In 1978 he was interviewed by Paul Atkinson of the Open University for their Research Methods course. This is an extract from that interview. If you enjoy watching this film please consider clicking on the link below to ...
Week 36: WOLVERTON & THE ROYAL TRAIN
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It’s a testament to the reputation for craftsmanship that Wolverton Railway Works had that it is the place where many of the Royal Trains were built, and the current one is still stored today. Generations of Wolverton workers served on successive royal trains and also helped to build them and this film tells their story. The ...
Week 35: NOBBY’S LAST RUN
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September 5th 1964 saw the closure of the Nobby Newport train line as a result of the Beeching Plan. It had run between Newport Pagnell and Wolverton since 1867. We are lucky that back in the 60s, 70s and 80s Alan Herring had an 8mm cine camera and recorded significant local events. But the films were ...
Week 34: SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS 1977
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Another film from Alan Herring showing celebrations around Wolverton for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee in 1977. It mainly focuses on the event in Bushfield School field organised by residents in Stacey Avenue. Older Wolverton residents may recognise some older characters, including Syd Dytham and Harold Nutt.
Week 33 NOW WOLVERTON’S A PLACE
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Now Wolverton’s a Place is one of Living Archive’s most iconic songs and was written by the late Paul Clark for the musical documentary play Sheltered Lives in 1983. This film was made under the guidance of Louise Roche by students on a Media Skills course in 1997. It features the late Arthur and Barbara ...
Week 32: JAMES GOFF BIG BAND IN THE SECRET GARDEN
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For many years the Wolverton Secret Garden hosted free Summer Sunday concerts. This is an excerpt from one in 2010 where the James Goff Big Band played.
Week 31: JOURNEY OF A TOILET ROLL IN TESCO
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Have you ever wondered about how supplies end up on a supermarket shelf? This film was made by students on a Living Archive Media Skills course, under the guidance of Louise Roche in about 1997.
Week 30: HORTICULTURAL SHOW AND WORKS OPEN DAY
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A couple of clips from an 8mm film shot by Ernie Arthur. Ernie’s films were rescued some years ago from a skip. The clips are of the Horticultural Show and a Railway Works Open Day. But what year is it? The clue is Saturday August 19th…
Week 2: SPORTS IN WOLVERTON
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When a deceased neighbour’s house was being cleared, Jane and Steve Bryant rescued about 30 films that had been thrown into a skip . That neighbor was Ernie Arthur. He was a keen amateur film maker whose films captured local events and places in and around Wolverton. This very short sequence features the former open-air ...
Week 29: A GLANCE FROM A TRAIN
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For this week’s Wolverton On Film Brad Bradstock and Eric Thompson create a lockdown version of their show A Glance From A Train. Funny and poignant, A Glance from a Train is a very different kind of show. It tells the true story of a community faced with traumatic upheaval including two World Wars. And just ...
Week 28: SHOPPING IN WOLVERTON
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This film was made for children at Bushfield School to explain how shopping has changed over the years in Wolverton.
Week 27: BRITAIN IN BLOOM 2019
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Although obviously not a traditional picture postcard location, for 10 years Wolverton and Greenleys entered the Britain in Bloom Regional finals. Because of the great community involvement in environmental projects they never got less than a Silver Gilt Award and on one occasion it was a Gold. Every year a video was made for the ...
Week 26: SECRET GARDEN: SEASONS
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Tim Layden is an artist, musician and a volunteer at the Secret Garden in Wolverton. For a year he took photos of the changing seasons in the Garden and put them together in this film, accompanied by one of his own compositions. If you enjoy watching this film please consider clicking on the link below to ...
Week 25: TRICKS OF THE TRADE
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Roger Tanner describes some of the practical jokes that were played on young apprentices at Wolverton Railway Works.
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