Made by Betty and Cyril Ramsden, this is a film about how the couple has trouble deciding where to go on this year’s holiday.  The film contains footage of previous holiday destinations to which Betty and Cyril have travelled.  After some thought, the couple decide to go to Anglesey, and the film also contains footage taken from that trip.  The couple were semi-professional filmmakers filming both for pleasure and taking on commissions from companies such as the Yorkshire Evening Post....

Made by Betty and Cyril Ramsden, this is a film about how the couple has trouble deciding where to go on this year’s holiday.  The film contains footage of previous holiday destinations to which Betty and Cyril have travelled.  After some thought, the couple decide to go to Anglesey, and the film also contains footage taken from that trip.  The couple were semi-professional filmmakers filming both for pleasure and taking on commissions from companies such as the Yorkshire Evening Post. Title-A Ramsden Film. Title-It’s a problem. While seated on a chair in his house, Cyril looks through books.  There is a pile of maps stacked beside him, and he unfolds one and scratches his head. Title-We’d been to Stratford There is a shot of the statue of Shakespeare and his house as well as the river Avon and a fountain. Title-Scarborough? Not our cup of tea The beach in Scarborough is very busy beach with donkey rides, arcades and crowds of people. Title-The Dales are practically on our doorstep There are views of the countryside, some farmers, cows and a river. Title-Exmouth is all right if you like that sort of thing. Shots of a busy beach with boat swings, Punch and Judy shows, roundabouts and crowds of men, women and children. Title-Tilbury is just a stepping stone to somewhere else At the docks in Essex, cars have been driven onto a large ferry which sails out to sea. Title-And France was out of the question this year They used the Silver City Air Ferry to get to France.  There are more shots of them travelling through villages and talking to farmers. Title-So we decided on… Title-Anglesy A map shows an area called `Bull Bay’. There are shots of the rocky coast, people swimming in the sea. There are also views of the village and the roads. Title-The baths-pseudo Roman built in 1865 may have been the last word then, but look a bit chilly now! The baths are in ruins and beside the sea.  The sea flows into the inlets of the building and of the seaweed and rocks. Title-There is nothing-absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Many adults and children push small boats, rowing and speed boats, out into the sea.  They row and paddle in the water.  A few people bail water out of their row boats with the aid of buckets. Title-But we’d left ours at home. Cyril stands on some rocks and puts a home-made sailing boat into the sea. Title-Our base was a farm about a mile inland-a few mod. Con., no h just c, unusual offices. Cyril stands near a stone wall and looks out to sea. A woman feeds cows, while a farmer breaks rocks to repair a wall. Another man thatches a roof. Title-One of the sisters who ran the farm had an accident, after which we had to do some of our own chores. Cyril exits the building with a bucket and empties it into a hedge.  A man leans out of an upstairs window and empties a `chamber basin’ out on top of Cyril. In this short comical piece, a woman comes out of the house and hands Cyril a towel, but then rushes away again holding her nose.  When Cyril goes into a field, the pig walks away from him. In next shot Cyril sits on a deckchair outside and polishes several pairs of shoes. Title-At least some animals could fend for themselves (thank goodness!) A collie dog chases away a duck and some ducklings that try to get its bread.  Then they walk into pond and swim around. A sow wanders around a field with some piglets trying to get milk from her.  Some other piglets fight with each other.  In another field a farmer feeds some calves. Title-The End. Betty and Cyril won a Certificate of Merit from the Leeds Camera Club for the film.