Rag On River (1963)

Item title reads Rag on river. Southampton, Hampshire. Various shots of different crafts on river for student rag week. They are made from dustbins, baths, etc. M, S boy shouting through megaphone. Various shots as students try to push each other in and capsize the vessels. M, S people applauding. M, S winner Les Blythe receiving prize of toilet brush from landlady Freda Bowen. Sheffield, Yorkshire. Various shots of people assembled at the start for the piano pushing race. Various shots as the teams push their pianos down the road. M, S crowds gathered on waste ground for finish of race. M, S students fighting with flour. Various shots of pianos being broken up with axes, sticks and sledgehammers. L, S crowds on the waste ground. FILM 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