DRUMCREE FOOTAGE, JULY 1999 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: DRUMCREE FOOTAGE, JULY 1999 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFB 219
  • Other titles: NORTHERN IRELAND ARMY INFORMATION SERVICES COLLECTION [Allocated Title]
  • Summary: Miscellaneous footage of the Drumcree area on the days leading up to the annual Orange Order parade, July 1999.
  • Description: (Tape 1) Mahon Road Barracks, Portadown: shot of greased Saxon APC. General views of MBLU (Mobile Bath and Laundry Unit) at Mahon; soldiers bring sleeping bags for cleaning. Lance Corporal Martin Hendry talks about the role of the MBLU. General views around Mahon Barracks: food being delivered, tented accommodation with people sleeping. Gate activity at HQ 3rd Infantry Brigade: vehicles assemble at front gate (near weapons unloading bay), soldiers embark, lorries off. Shot of Sea King helicopter landing. (ca 3 July) (24 mins) (Tape 2) Shots of Drumcree area from behind army lines: Drumcree Paris Church is on the hill, in the foreground are Land Rover and Saxon vehicles. Camera pulls back to reveal barbed wire entanglement barrier. Further scenes around Drumcree. Shots at the bottom of the Garvaghy Road: soldier stands guard. At Mahon Barracks, soldiers with riot shields make preparations. Tented camp and sign for 1st Battalion the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment. Five-a-side football. Sea King helicopter lands. Shots of barricade at Craigwell Avenue in Portadown and barricade at top of Garvaghy Road near St John's Roman Catholic Church; cars are being allowed through. Chefs at work at Mahon Barracks: shots also of food counter. (3 July) (14 mins) (Tape 3) General views of wire entanglement barrier at Drumcree: water is being sprayed to form a ditch along the wire barrier. Long shot of Drumcree church from police line. Wessex helicopter flies over and drops water on the barricade (two runs) as soldiers fix wire around the top of the Drumcree Bridge barricade. (4 July) (10 mins) (Tape 4) Press photographers gather by Drumcree Bridge barricade as Loyalist assemble. General views of the area, zooming in on marchers. Army vehicles arrive and riot shields are prepared (precautionary measure). Procession assembles at Drumcree Parish Church: protesters make their way peacefully towards the barricades and gather together. (5 July) (20 mins) (Tape 5) Members of the Scots Guards watch television (a parliamentary debate about the Northern Ireland peace process). Interview with Lance Corporal Daniel Harper, who comments that the protests have been quieter this year. Soldiers are seen sleeping. (6 July) (3 mins) (Tape 6) General views of roadblocks and barricades; also a biref shot of a video editing suite (possibly a camera test). (ca 6 July) (2 mins)
  • Alternative Title: NORTHERN IRELAND ARMY INFORMATION SERVICES COLLECTION [Allocated Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFB 219
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFB 219)
  • Featured Period: 1990-2000
  • Production Date: 1999-07-03
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Army Information Services, Northern Ireland (Production sponsor) Mobile News Team (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP Number of items/reels/tapes: 6 Tape length: 30; Running time: 73 mins
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