Houghton Regis Fair (1957)

Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire. L/S of a long line of children in fancy dress walking in front of the camera. C/U shot of the faces of three children in fancy dress. C/U shot of a little boy dressed as chimney sweep. C/U shot of a girl dressed as clown. Several other C/U shots of children in fancy dress. This is children’s fancy dress competition held at Houghton Regis fair. C/U shot of a little girl powdering her face with a large powder puff. M/S of the judges, an elderly couple, as they look at the children’s masks. C/U shot of the judges’ faces. C/U shot of a ’Mandarin man and woman’. C/U shot of a sign reading “First Prize“. C/U shot of the powder girl. She is the winner - five year old Tina Cheshire. M/S of a group of men rolling beer barrels, getting ready for the beer barrel rolling race. Several other people attach signs to their backs. Signs read “5 Bells“, “Crown“, “Red Lion“... Competitors are teams from local pubs. Several shots of contesters getting ready for the race. L/S of three bar