The Big Pull (1959)

Titles read: “PETERBOROUGH - THE BIG PULL“. Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Various shots of the National Championships of the Tug of War Association. We see several shots of men in different teams straining as they try to pull a rope over a line in a field. A medium crowd watches. Aylesford Paper Mills team lose to New Haw and Woodham in the Catchweight semi-finals. We see the Outwood Club in the 104-stone event. In the Catchweight final we see New Haw against Bosley. New Haw win and line up to collect their trophies from Mrs Perkins. They pose with their cups. Note: programme and notes on file. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (