Blandford Forum Market Day Video1983

Drive into town Saturday market
Although the town may not have changed much. The cars then, and the price of petrol have. Check out the still frame.Edited

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[Gigagannet]

VHS Video Cameras were only about 2 years old then, technology still had a long way to go. If I filmed this in Cine it would have been perfect quality at a cost of a few hundred pounds. I was using a huge great camera, separate VHS Recorder and battery, weighed a ton, these days you can film on a pocket sized mobile phone.

[Johntymoo]

Thankyou so much. My late Mum and Dad used to run the book stall, and to see them again if only for a few seconds was priceless.  Also, my first car, a 1960 hilman minx was parked outside the Crown Hotel. Thanks for the trip down memry lane.

[Gigagannet]

Your very welcome

What a coincidence about the car. Don't suppose you remember seeing someone with a big camera at the time?

[ohisashiburi]

Great job! I remember it well..now live in usa...:(

[Gigagannet]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the video.

I checked out your channel and watched your video. Fantastic! really enjoyed it. It would be great if it had English captions to the words though.

[ohisashiburi]

Thanks so much! Well these days I am a Japan nut I guess..but especially i love the music of Ishikawa Sayuri, Nakajima Miyuki and Takahashi Mariko...the feeling is there! How is Blandford today? I used to drive the Wilts and Dorset buses from the Salisbury Road depot...thanks again...in Japanese" itadaki arigatou gozaimashita.

[Gigagannet]

Your welcome

What year would that be? I moved to Devon 20 years ago so I haven't seen it since. Though I understand it has changed, try a Google earth on it. I lived in Spetisbury from 1955 to 1960. Moved to Devon, then I went back for 10 years in 1979. Remember the buses as Hants & Dorset.

[johnthepom100]

Lots of memorys for me in this video was living there in the late seventys & very early eighties, pretty sure that the woman walking past Badger Autos is my mother Cilla Shearn.

[RussMoxham]

It's a shame the picture quality's not a bit better (there must be loads of familiar faces in there somewhere) and that the colour's not more saturated, but this is good stuff again. Thanks for posting.

[whereeaglesdare3]

Was posted in Blandford camp 1990 until 1994 played football for Pimperne and water-polo for salisbury loved the place. brill people and posting..

[coxhoe789]

blandford,a shitty town,but oh how i miss you

[stevesurcouf]

i was born thare 12 years ago

[d71146]

Dave Jenkins how are you old chap.

[ohisashiburi]

Sure I am Geoff, 30 Bryanston St...and you? *^^*