Brighton Pensioners Demonstrate (1946)

Unissued / unused material. Brighton, Sussex. Various shots old age pensioners carrying billboards and posters, marching through streets. They are protesting against Brighton council’s proposal to postpone the Victory Celebrations. The protesters end up on the beach, where several of them give speeches. Date given on old records is 03/07/1946. Note: newspaper cuttings about the demonstration on file. 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 B