A well shot amateur film by a gentleman from Cawthorne, near Barnsley in South Yorkshire, that capture the essence of village life at Gala. Each year the village would have wonderfully decorated floats that would make their way down the small streets. They were bright and colourful, and the village children would have good fancy dress costumes that fitted in with the theme of each float. Cawthorne Carnival 1971: The film opens with a clear shot of a steam roller pulling a float with...

A well shot amateur film by a gentleman from Cawthorne, near Barnsley in South Yorkshire, that capture the essence of village life at Gala. Each year the village would have wonderfully decorated floats that would make their way down the small streets. They were bright and colourful, and the village children would have good fancy dress costumes that fitted in with the theme of each float. Cawthorne Carnival 1971: The film opens with a clear shot of a steam roller pulling a float with children in fancy dress. This is followed by shots of the crowd that has turned out for the day. Close-ups show Father Christmas, a windmill that spins- Dutch dressed girls and toddlers stand below it. Moving on the camera captures in a variety of shots a parade of majorettes, a brass band, dignitaries and the floats that follow them.