Mass Tennis Instruction (1941)

Title reads: “Mass Tennis Instruction“. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear. Various shots of a large number of women war workers and shop assistants learning to play tennis, their teacher is Miss Doris Davison, County Captain of Durham, on a tennis court. The scheme is organised by Central Council of Recreation and Physical Training. FILM ID: 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.