This is a students' demonstration in Sheffield on 21st February,1973 protesting against aspects of student grants under the Heath Government, including cuts in the level of grants, the means test and unequal provision between men and women. (Col)  The film begins with a student demonstration marching along Pond Street, Sheffield, protesting at the low level of student grants.   The banner at the front is Doncaster College of Education with a College of Education, ‘Obags’, behind that....

This is a students' demonstration in Sheffield on 21st February,1973 protesting against aspects of student grants under the Heath Government, including cuts in the level of grants, the means test and unequal provision between men and women. (Col)  The film begins with a student demonstration marching along Pond Street, Sheffield, protesting at the low level of student grants.   The banner at the front is Doncaster College of Education with a College of Education, ‘Obags’, behind that.  Banners and placards call for support of student grants.  There is a banner for Huddersfield Polytechnic, and banners stating ‘Hoard your nuts for the summer.’  A bearded man is interviewed outside Sheffield Poly where students have gathered, followed by a younger man in more casual dress, presumably representatives of the students. (B&W)   A large group of students are assembled outside Sheffield Poly, one with a large drum.  They set off on a march with banners and placards opposite the Midland Station.  Several colleges and universities are represented, including Hull University and Poly, Huddersfield Poly and Doncaster College of Education.  There are also banners for York International Socialists and Doncaster International Socialists.  One banner proclaims, “We can’t afford to get married”, another “I could even stomach Ted I’m so hungry”.  They march through Fitzalan Square, past the cinema.   A man standing on the pavement reads the flyer the students are giving out.  They march around the Hole in the Road and up the High Street, past a group of members of the Hare Krishna movement chanting.   A group of children watch as they proceed up Church Street. The demo arrives outside the University Student’s Union where a rally is held.  Many sit on the grass bank to listen to speakers.  There are more banners, including one for York Liberal Students, others from Leeds and Ripon.  Among the large crowd is the political activist at Sheffield Poly known as ‘Nog.’   A couple of women are selling Workers Press.  After listening to some speakers the students disperse, leaving behind some placards, one demanding “Abolish the means test”.  Another advertises an Indochina Solidarity Conference being held at Leeds in March.