A compilation of amateur film that follows the annual Roman Catholic Corpus Christi festival parade through the centre of Middlesbrough along Albert Road and Borough Road, heading towards the grounds of Newlands Convent School. The second film shows hundreds of junior school children from schools in Middlesbrough attending a large country dance festival in Stewart Park. This was also an annual event during the school summer term. This film is part of the Newcastle & District Amateur...

A compilation of amateur film that follows the annual Roman Catholic Corpus Christi festival parade through the centre of Middlesbrough along Albert Road and Borough Road, heading towards the grounds of Newlands Convent School. The second film shows hundreds of junior school children from schools in Middlesbrough attending a large country dance festival in Stewart Park. This was also an annual event during the school summer term. This film is part of the Newcastle & District Amateur Cinematographers Association (ACA) collection. In the Roman Catholic Corpus Christi festival parade, a brass band led by a man in a formal suit, makes its way past the Hugh Bell School, which dominates the corner of Grange Road and Albert Road. The camera pans left to show more of Albert Road looking north as well as the parade as it heads towards the junction of Borough Road. Another gentleman in a formal suit marches in front of a troupe of boy scouts. As crowds strain to get a good view, the tower of the town hall clock dominates the skyline in the background. A standard bearer and the boy scouts pass by in the parade. Looking north up Albert Road, young girls and boys, having been inaugurated into the catholic faith, take part in the procession. Girls wear distinctive white dresses, boys wear shorts, blazers and a sash over the shoulder. Looking south towards the junction with Borough Road, the Constantine College building can be seen in the distance as well as the old Middlesbrough High School. The parade turns left onto Borough Road. A young man carries a banner which reads ‘St Joseph’. More young boys wearing sashes file past, followed by girls in their white dresses and veils. As they march past the spectators, one or two older boys are sitting on top of gate posts either side of entrances to Hugh Bell School. The girls head towards the junction with Borough Road, then the film cuts to show clergy accompanying a canopy, beneath which another member of the clergy carries the bread that represents the body of Christ. The second film shows hundreds of junior school children from schools in Middlesbrough attending a large country dance festival in Stewart Park. At the park, crowds of children are gathering in the area just in front of Marton Hall, still standing although unoccupied at the time. Schoolchildren dance in front of the hall, supervised by a nun. More shots follow of the children dancing. Shot from behind, adults enjoy the spectacle. The sequence closes as it started with a long shot of the young dancers, Marton Hall in the background.