Hoops Issue Title Is Cockles To Chuckles (1936)

Uckfield, Sussex. A look at the West family who have been making hoops for barrels for 150 years. Various shots of the family at work in rustic outdoor woodwork. The workers are all quite elderly. They make the hoops by hand using traditional methods. The narrator explains that the family is finding hard to find young labour with relevant skills. FILM ID:1216.3 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.