Send and Ripley HISTORY SOCIETY
The original cine film was taken at the Ripley Village Coronation Celebrations on the 2nd June 1953 and was shown at a village event shortly after the Coronation and later converted to video tape.
Every New Year’s Eve leads to a bit of jubilation, hope springing eternal that the next year may turn out to be something better than the last. With many people it’s a case of modest celebrations in the home, sometimes with a little ceremony, where the traditions still give pleasure and such artistry as hand bell ringing survives.
The post war housing shortage in Britain prompted one developer to convert surplus Horsa Gliders into homes and vacation trailers.
This video examined the numbers who went to war and those who perished, including Robin Skene the first casualty of the war.
It is a brief Pathe News clip of a helicopter party at Dunsborough Park in the 1960s and features the then owners Charles Hughesdon and his wife Florence Desmond.
This re-edited footage with a new sound track shows how the old Nat West Bank was moved up the road in Ripley High Street to its final resting place where it is now – our museum.
Full title read: “GREAT DANES – Filmed at the famous ‘Send’ Kennels, Ripley, Surrey.”