Videos tagged with 1966

Trade scholarships and learning to be a milliner in the 1950s

Trade scholarships and learning to be a milliner in the 1950s

In the second part of her interview Joyce recounts her experiences in post 13 education during the late 40s early 50s, where children who did not pass their 11+ were given the opportunity to do a trade scholarship. She speaks about how she learnt her trade as a milliner by initially undertaking one of these scholarships. She went on to work from home and look after her young children at the same time to help bring money into the house during hard times.

Brian Whelan talks about Winning the Bronze medal for boxing in the 1962 Commonwealth Games

Brian Whelan talks about Winning the Bronze medal for boxing in the 1962 Commonwealth Games

Brian Whelan talks about his experiences leading up to, and during his fight in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Including his break into boxing and the final days of his career.

The British leaving Guyana in 1966

The British leaving Guyana in 1966

British Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana. The country was captured by the British in 1796 and officially ceded to the United Kingdom in 1814. The colony's capital was at Georgetown (known as Stabroek prior to 1812). On 26th May 1966 Guyana became independent from the UK. Here Mrs Jagan talks about her memories of that time as the British influence left her country.

PHOTOGRAPHING THE ENGLAND FOOTBALL TEAM before World Cup 1966

PHOTOGRAPHING THE ENGLAND FOOTBALL TEAM before World Cup 1966

Derek Cattani started working for as the Football Association's film librarian and worked alongside the England manager Alf Ramsey filming the team's training sessions and then those and other films of England’s performances and their opponents to help Ramsey develop tactics in the three years leading up to 1966. He also made Alf very nice cups of tea! Here he recalls how he got one memorable shot of Alf and his team in hysterics watching one of the films he had shot of Nobby Stiles played backwards which ended up in the Daily Mail.

HOLDING THE WORLD CUP 1966

HOLDING THE WORLD CUP 1966

Derek Cattani started working as the FA’s film librarian and then alongside England manager Alf Ramsey editing films of England’s performances and their opponents to help them develop tactics in the three years leading up to 1966. Here he remembers the day the Jules Rimet trophy arrived at the FA’s old office in Lancaster Gate and he got to hold it.