Made by members of the Halifax Cine Club, this is a film of a visit to the Isle of Wight by Club members. The film is accompanied by a commentary and includes highlights of many of the island's attractions. Title - Jewel In The Solent The film begins by showing the village of Shanklin on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight and the nearby village of Godshill with its old cottages. Here there is garden and craft shop and the Smithy, a group of shops for tourists and a Natural...

Made by members of the Halifax Cine Club, this is a film of a visit to the Isle of Wight by Club members. The film is accompanied by a commentary and includes highlights of many of the island's attractions. Title - Jewel In The Solent The film begins by showing the village of Shanklin on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight and the nearby village of Godshill with its old cottages. Here there is garden and craft shop and the Smithy, a group of shops for tourists and a Natural History Museum. They stop for strawberries at a caf? and then to Blackgang Chine with its miniature village and other features such as a 'Western town', Boothill. Members of the Cine Club take a chairlift to a beach at Alum Bay, where there is multi-coloured sand. At Sandown there is a model airplane club. They then visit the village of Bridestone with its thatched cottages before moving on to the River Medina with its many boats. They take a boat trip to see the vessels of the Royal Navy, including the Royal yacht, Britannia. The film ends showing everyone back on their coach in Southampton, ready for the journey back to Yorkshire. The End