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A marvellous celluloid portrait of Burnham-on-Sea in the 1930s featuring Burnham Home Guard * Carnival * Cobham’s Air Circus * Coronation Celebrations * Daily Mirror 8 * Great Western Railway and much more.
Filmed entirely on 9.5mm Pathé camera, Norman Gobey, a local bank clerk, captured the characters, events and community spirit of Burnham-on-Sea, a West Country seaside town.
Norman crafted his footage into mini-movies, which he narrated or accompanied with music, for the entertainment of others. His daughter donated his films of Burnham to the North Sedgemoor Local History Group. In 2005, the ten cans of footage were entrusted to Somerset Film and Video, a local media charity. This material and other Gobey films donated to the charity were transferred to digital format and brought to life once more.
Now family, friends and members of the community have added their memories of Norman, Burnham-on-Sea ab life in the 1930’s to his remarkable films.
Proceeds from the sale of this DVD will benefit registered charity Somerset Film and Video Ltd and the North Sedgemoor Local History Group.
The DVD contains:
Burnham’s Movie Maker – main film dur. 40 mins
Our Civilian Army (Full silent version) – Norman’s 16 minute film made to encourage local men to join the Home Guard. The original Dad’s Army!
Burnham’s Movie Maker – Additional Information Version. Film contains multiple menus with background information to the footage.
Please note the DVD is currently available as PAL only.