The East Anglian Film Archive, the first and largest Regional Film Archive in England, was established in 1976. Since 1984, EAFA has been owned and operated by the University of East Anglia, Norwich (UEA), to support research and work to preserve our moving image heritage. More than 250 hours are freely available online as examples of the wide range of film which attracts interest the world over.
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The Boys' Brigade
Marching band leads Stowmarket Boys' Brigade parade
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Overview
On a rainy Sunday, families gather to watch the boys and men of the Stowmarket Boys' Brigade parade from their headquarters to the centre of town, led by their marching band. It was a day for hats and a raincoat over the arm, just in case. The Brigade members file into a church wile the band performs outside. The film was shot by George Wilden who ran a newsagents shop, and the final shots shows magazines in the display rack.
The Boys' Brigade is an inter-denominational Christian youth organisation which was founded in 1883 and became worldwide by the 1890s. George Wilden's films of the Stowmarket company show two activities paritcularly associated with the Brigade, the marching band and camping to maintain contact within the group over the summer months. The Ist Mid Suffolk Boys' Brigade Company at Stowmarket was founded 1891, and met at the Boys' Brigade Hall in Combs Lane from 1912 onwards. In 1991 the Band reformed as the Stowmarket Boys' Brigade Centenary Band.
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