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Cockling at Wells-next-the-sea

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East Anglian Film Archive at the University of East Anglia
The East Anglian Film Archive, the UK's first regional film archive, offers a unique record of the East of England's social and cultural history. As part of the University of East Anglia, we continue to lead moving image heritage research and inspire audience participation through community projects and events. Our collections represent a broad range of amateur and professional creativity, from 1896 to the present day.

Cockling at Wells-next-the-sea

Captured by Geoffrey Campling, this film is a record of the people of Alpington’s annual visit to Wells-next-the Sea for cockling in the 1950's; one of the many outings organised by the popular pub landlady of the 'Wheel of Fortune', Mrs Bilham. The large coach party arrive at Wells, head down to the beach, and with much merriment, hitch up trousers and skirts to climb into boats, ready to be ferried out to pick from the cockle beds.

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