Wycombe World 2007 | High Wycombe Film Society | AV1664/A22

These films have been made available online with kind permission of High Wycombe Society, who rescued the films. We have been able to make connections with relatives of a number of individuals involved in High Wycombe Film Society, who have given permission for films to be shared in this way. We would be interested to hear from others who may also have a claim in the copyright for this material, please get in touch with WFSA via email enquiries.wfsa@hants.gov.uk credits: High Wycombe Film Society, titles by hedy debats production: High Wycombe Film Society casts: Valerie Razzaq, Robbie Coltrane keywords: Newsreel, year in the life, mayor, tradition, band, music, construction works, celebrity guest, fetes, church, street parade, floods, model train, engineering, environment centre, pann mill, lacey green, university, college, football, cricket, rye, health centre, history, Christmas genre: Amateur documentary location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire contentdescription_primary_Content_Description: Traditional 'Mayor weighing' and scrutiny with grammar school band accompaniment . New, incoming mayor is councillor Valerie Razzaq. Actor Robbie Coltrane one of the guests at the Mayor weighing, researching for a programme on 'strange customs'. Work on 'Eden project'- shopping centre- proceeding at pace. Construction and works in Oxford Street. Activities at the Parish church -many stalls in a small space. Speen fete in good weather. Activities and participants include West Wycombe brass band, Punch and Judy, pony riding and feeding, barbeque, children dancing Flackwell Heath street parade with Egham band. The "Cherry fair". Fancy-dress costumes. Circus acts, music. Floods in Marlow, with footage of ducks and swans. 2 brewers ready with sand bags, but avoided flooding. Holmer Green -High Wycombe model engineering club running train rides on model train. Open day 4 times a year. Environment centre on the Rye is hosting an exhibition about Chris Wallis, an engineer, including mentions of his work at Pann Mill and at Lacey Green windmill, which reopened in 1983. Footage of mills is shown. Marlow Bottom fete. Including sale of model royal carriages, sale of jams and preserves, children's races, barbeque. Bucks University College loses its front block. St Birinus fete. Escapologist, barbeque. Sunday morning football on the Rye, multiple pitches with different ages. Historical overview of Municipal Health centre on the Rye which opened in 1938. Historical footage, including pre-world war II coverage with activity inside the centre. Open Spaces including historical footage of the Rye in 1928 and June 1939, with 'Uncle Tom' custodian of the Rye swings shown, boating on the Dyke, cricket being played on the Rye. Christmas lights, rides and food stall. This film is held at Wessex Film and Sound Archive:  https://www.hants.gov.uk/librariesand... and you can see full details of this item on our online catalogue. If you'd like to see it in full or order a copy, simply contact us on enquiries.archives@hants.gov.uk   Follow Us:  Website: https://www.hants.gov.uk/librariesand... Instagram: @hampshirerecordoffice |   /     Twitter: @HantsArchives |   / hantsarchives    Facebook:   /        Pinterest: @hantsrecords | https://www.pinterest.co.uk/hantsreco...