ATV Today: 23.11.1972: Telford New Town Leisure

Summary

Peter Green report about the plans for leisure and recreational facilities at Telford new town.

Year:

1972

Duration:

0:05:18

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Peter Green piece to camera at Coalbrookdale at site of original iron smelting works. View of Ironbridge with canoeists on River Severn. Shots of the Court Centre at Madeley including children playing football, netball and roller skating. Interview with Peter Bell at the Madeley Court Recreational Centre about the plans for an artificial ski slope and other recreational activities at the centre. Gerry Brook Taylor, Telford's Director of Social Development stands next to a map and talks to camera about planned facilities. There are also shots of people playing golf and a brief view of yachting.


Credits

No credits specified


Notes

Several shots were library pictures from 25 June 1970 report which have been returned. Some other leisure shots including children playing badminton and on a trampoline have been removed to the ATV Today 3 January 1978 Telford report.