Royal Gwent Charity Fete (1937)

Full title reads: “ROYAL GWENT CHARITY FETE“. Newport, Wales. Carnival procession moving slowly through the heavily decorated, crowded streets of Newport. This is Royal Gwent Charity Fete. Brass band, people in fancy dress, floats with pretty girls (Miss Newport is there) children in fancy dress, snake charmers, Indians etc. Crowds cheering. 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 (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.