A film recorded by the Miller Family, who owned Glen Orchy Guest House. It shows a group of school children being taken for a picnic in the countryside, with good shots of vintage cars and fashions. Filmed in 1968.


Donated by the Miller Family.


00:00:00Brief moving shots inside a pub as camera is worked with (quite surreal).
00:00:13Children in playground (excited to be filmed!). Some skipping rope, one girl tying ribbons in her hair. A crowd of children gather to look at the camera.
00:00:31Large group of children walking away from building, while two women wave them off.
00:00:47Front-on view of group of children walking down country road.
00:01:02Close up of woman carrying child down road - both smiling.
00:01:05Woman holding up wire so children can walk through fence.
00:01:17Group in dark location (possibly a cave). Woman is helped to jump across gap in rocks.
00:01:30Children walking down steep hill - holding on to fence for support. Then climbing over fence.
00:01:39Children having picnic next to tree. Eating sandwiches.
00:02:00Woman holding out box of biscuits (?) for children to take from.
00:02:16Girls gathered around red car. One girl bursts out laughing.
00:02:24Two girls inside car. One turns to camera and sticks out her tongue.
00:02:31Other girls gathered outside building, next to vintage car - some wearing Shetland Knitwear.
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