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Civic Occasions

An unknown but flower-loving film-maker ensures that almost a decade of events (royal and civic) in Newport are recorded for posterity.

Amateur film 1970 13 mins Silent

From the collection of:

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Overview

Special days in Newport: the Queen Mother’s visit in 1966, that of Prince Charles in 1969, the mayor’s parades in 1972 and 1973, the unveiling of a memorial to the dead of the 1st Monmouthshire Regiment in 1972, the opening of the Ringland Community Centre in 1974. Each title card, introducing the different events, has a background of flowers, suggesting that the unknown film-maker may have been a keen gardener.