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Week 9: THE DEMOLITION OF THE WOLVERTON WORKS CHIMNEY

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Back in 1994 the Wolverton skyline lost one of its most distinctive landmarks, the Wolverton Works chimney. This film brings together historic footage that was shot at the time, a poem that was inspired by the event and a song that was inspired by the poem. Demolishing the Works Chimney is part of the Wolverton on ...
Week 23: AFLOAT WITH SUCCESS

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From 1963 to 1976, the annual carnival was an important feature of Wolverton’s summer. Eye-witnesses and participants share their memories of these events, illustrated by film footage shot at the time. If you enjoyed watching this film please consider clicking on the link below to make a £1 donation and help us make lots more films ...
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 13: THE QUEEN'S VISIT, 1966

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Local film-maker Alan Herring shot this film on standard 8 movie film. It documents the Queen and Prince Philip’s visit to Wolverton Works in April 1966. The original film was silent so we have added music. If you enjoyed watching this film please consider clicking on the link below to make a £1 donation and help ...
Week 18: THE TUESDAY TEA DANCE

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Students on a Living Archive IT and Media Skills course in 1997 had to make films inspired by Wolverton. This is a portrait of the Tuesday Tea Dance held then at the Old Bath House Community Centre. The Tuesday Tea Dance is part of the Wolverton on Film 4 DVD, which can be purchased from our ...
Week 17: EVACUEE MEMORIES

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On May 8th 2020 we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. In 2002 the late Eve Swannell talked to children at Bushfield School about her experience of coming to the area as an evacuee in 1939. Evacuee Memories is part of the Wolverton on Film 4 DVD, which ...
Week 22: THE KNITWITS

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This film tells the story of a mysterious group of guerrilla knitters who ‘yarn-bombed’ Wolverton in 2013. This posting coincides with Knit in Public Day on 13th June, which is marked with its own pillar at the MK Rose. If you enjoyed watching this film please consider clicking on the link below to make a £1 donation ...
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 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 51: THE KNITWITS DO CHRISTMAS IN THE SQUARE

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For Christmas 2020 there was not the usual Christmas tree to brighten up the Square in Wolverton, so the Knitwits decided to try and bring some Christmas cheer in these strange times….
Week 50: WOLVERTON ADVENT WINDOWS

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As a fairly new arrival to Wolverton, Charlie Mountford-Hill sought to encourage local residents to create a decorated Advent Window. What started as a small event now engages many, many families in brightening up the town during the festive season.
Week 57: BRITAIN IN BLOOM 2008

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Wolverton and Greenleys decided to enter the Britain in Bloom competition in 2007. This film was made for the judges visiting in the second year 2008. It’s great to see that key environmental projects mentioned then – the Secret Garden, the Community Orchard and the Urb Farm, are still thriving today.
Week 60: WOLVERTON MUSIC HALL 1985

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From the Syd and Jean Pearson Archive comes this extract from a film of a Music Hall evening in 1985, organised by the Wolverton Gilbert & Sullivan Society and held in the Scout Hall. It’s the final number, with the whole company singing Down at the Old Bull & Bush.
Week 63: A TRIBUTE TO SYD PEARSON

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Syd Pearson and his wife Jean were very well-known figures in the Wolverton community. They were heavily involved in the Wolverton carnivals and Syd was a leading figure in local drama and musicals. This film was created as a tribute to him after his death.
Week 65: WOLVERTON’S A PLACE

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This is the last weekly Wolverton on Film for a while. This 65th film in the series gives an overview of the history of Wolverton, from its foundation in 1838, to the present day.