The South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA) is the regional film archive for the South West of England. Established in 1993, SWFTA's core collection comprises of the combined programme libraries of Westward Television and TSW (Television South West). The archive also cares for a significant number of donated film collections, both amateur and professional, dating back to the early 1900s.
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John Doyle in Newquay
John Doyle appears in this special report on the summer season and is in the surf dude capital of Newquay.
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Overview
News reporter John Doyle is on a working holiday and decides to park up in the surf dude capital of Newquay in North Cornwall. His Volkswagen Camper may be the height of hippie chic but he explores camping as the practical cheap option for young couples and families and manages to diss the quality of similar facilities on the continent. All for just twelve bob a night, bob being the slang for shilling and equivalent to five pence back then.
Newquay has four town beaches and seven beaches in all including the famous beach for surfing, Fistral Beach. The North Atlantic coast is well known for its surf breaks and popular with young people. Newquay's resident population is twenty thousand but the town attracts visitors all year round. Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium at Towan Beach now houses a sea life collection including a giant Pacific octopus that is able to escape its tank. Clever Cephalopod! Sea lions are no longer a part of the outdoor adventure park.