Swimming gala, ATC parade and VE Day march, Hoylake

Wartime scenes on the Wirral as Hoylake Air Training Corps plays its part.

Hoylake on the Wirral and the Air Training Corps are the focus of this reel from filmmaker John Burdekin, himself a former flyer with the Royal Flying Corps. Here we see some local wartime activities, including Hoylake ATC cadets enjoying a swimming gala at Calday Grange Grammar School's open-air pool and practising their drill, and Hoylake marking VE Day with a victory parade through the town.