The Region on Film - Disc One - Community

Our collection is primarily about communities. Community-based films were made to record important events such as sports days, parades and celebrations. There are also films about schools, hospitals, orphanages, the scouts, the guides and other organisations that exist to develop our communities – especially for those who are in need. Many of the films in this section are drawn from the 1930s, an era when many organisations began to use film for the first time to promote their community activities and facilities. Such films usually served as fund-raisers, encouraging the audience to make a donation. The films listed below are featured in this section of the DVD.

Click on the links below to discover more about these films in the archive's online database.

	A New School for Eastergate (1970) The ‘new’ Eastergate Church of England primary school, the first completely open-planned school in West Sussex, was opened in 1970. This edited version of the film presents this new spatial approach to education and attention is drawn to use of computers in the design of the school.
	Nursing: St Bartholomew's Hospital (ca.1929) This film includes scenes of nursing at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Rochester. We see ambulances arriving at casualty, operations, wards for adults and children, rehabilitation and out-patients departments.
	Nursing : Princess Alice Memorial Hospital (ca.1938) This film of the Princess Alice Memorial Hospital at Eastbourne, concentrates on nurses “at work and leisure” and emphasises the teaching and training of nurses.
	Caring : The Southern Railway Servants' Orphanage (1928-1933) The Southern Railway Servant’s Orphanage at Woking was founded in 1885 to care for the orphaned children of London & South Western Railway workers. this edited version includes scenes of daily life at the home, plus a short sequence of colour material of children at the Home in the early 1950s.
	Caring : Southern Railway Orphanage - Life at the Home (ca.1952) A colourful portrait of the children of the Southern Railway Servants' Orphanage at Woking in the early 1950s, enjoying various leisure pursuits.
	Community: A Wider View The region’s record offices have a wide range of records on the institutions related to the health and education of our communities. Some Key Resources:
	British History Online has an entry on Eastergate. British History Online is the digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust, it supports academic and personal users around the world in their learning, teaching and research. The National Health Service (NHS) web site describes health care before the creation of the service in 1948. The Robert Gordon University, as part of its online introduction to social policy, has prepared an informed overview of health care in Britain. The National Railway Museum Research Centre at York have materials related to the Railway Orphanage at Woking. The Lightbox, the new gallery and museum for Woking will open in 2007

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The Region on Film - Disc One - Community

Community: A Wider View