Amateur record of Clarke Chapman sports days and fetes in the late 1960s, which focuses on children's events rather than serious sports. The events take place at Old Ford, the Clarke Chapman sports field in Gateshead. At the 1968 sports day, a child rides a go-cart. A Dragone’s ice cream van is parked beside an athletics track where a small crowd is gathered watching the races.Suburban houses surround the athletics field on all sides.There are girls and boys' sprint races. The...

Amateur record of Clarke Chapman sports days and fetes in the late 1960s, which focuses on children's events rather than serious sports. The events take place at Old Ford, the Clarke Chapman sports field in Gateshead. At the 1968 sports day, a child rides a go-cart. A Dragone’s ice cream van is parked beside an athletics track where a small crowd is gathered watching the races.Suburban houses surround the athletics field on all sides.There are girls and boys' sprint races. The next sequences feature stall games such as the buzzing wire and key game, a pin ball game, and aiming balls at holes. There is another shot of the crowd. Women line up on the catwalk for a beauty contest wearing mini dresses and 1960s hair styles. A football match takes place, greens versus blues. The film cuts back to the beauty contest and another crowd shot. A girl takes a ride in a go-cart or peddle car. Not reaching the pedals, she walks it along slowly. A puppet show is taking place outside a marquee. Four of the beauty contest participants have their photo taken together. There is a motorcycle and sidecar speedway demonstration. A shot of a family at the event follows. A boys' sack race takes place. A group of five young men in full football kit pose for the camera. There are shots of a mens' sprint race, followed by a tug of war contest. A couples' race features women skipping and men bouncing on space hoppers. Elderly men compete in a race. The film returns to another tug of war contest and the men pose for camera. The final shot is of a large black period car parked on a road, warehouses all around. At the 1969 sports day, children line up for a sports day sprint. A group of young girls finishes a sprint and are each given a packet of sweets. A second event follows in the same manner. And again for the boys. Views of the crowd and various races follow. At a game stall, men and boys attempt to kick footballs through holes cut out of a wooden board. More races. Whites versus yellows play in a football match; a goal is scored. A Border Collie dog obstructs the start of another race. On the sports field, a marching band in yellow uniform performs. On each of the marchers’ hats are the initials FF. A high-angle shot shows the moving formations of the marching band from a distance. Long lines of mothers rock their babies on their knees in a baby judging contest. A prize baby is selected and awarded with a large fluffy bunny stuffed toy. There are more races. Whites play yellows in a football match. Men participate in a shot put event. A tug o’ war takes place.