Chalk Badges Aka Chalk Badgers (1963)

Fovant, Wiltshire. M/S men outside a pub, ’The Pembroke Arms’, Leslie Bradford helps Art Tissard strap a tank of weed killer to his back. C/U of two men - one holds a hoe. C/U of Art. Men depart from pub carrying gardening implements. Various shots men walking through village, they walk past graves of First World War soldiers. L/S men walking over field with chalk hill in distance. C/U feet trudging up hill. Various shots of men digging in side of hill - members of Fovant Badges Association (Leslie is secretary) - restoring chalk badges carved by soldiers stationed here in past. C/U of fork driving into chalk. Various C/Us of gardeners at work, including Art spraying weed killer on the chalk. Panning shot across hills showing various regimental badges. Various L/Ss of badges, including badge shaped like Australia. Cuts exist - see separate record. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINA