• The 70th Anniversary of V.E. Day

    To commemorate the 70th anniversary of V.E. Day, YFA have added three new films to our online catalogue.

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  • Tour de Yorkshire

    Friday 1st May saw the start of the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire, with riders from all over the world taking part! To mark the occasion, we searched through our collections and chose a selection of great films made in some of the places that the riders passed through.   

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  • Happy Easter!

    If you’re a chocoholic, there’s only one place to be this Easter: York.  The annual Chocolate Festival runs from 3rd to 6th April, and to celebrate we’re featuring a couple of adverts from the Rowntree collection.  Do you remember Cherries in the Dark (1968) and Cabana (1977)? Both products were discontinued many years ago, but thanks to these fabulous films their memory lives on! 

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  • The Last Trolleybus

    On 26th March 1972, the last trolleybus in Britain took its final journey through the streets of Bradford. Often known as "the trackless", they were a familiar sight in Bradford, which was also the joint first city (along with Leeds) in Britain to operate a trolleybus system. Whether you're a transport buff or not, this affectionate farewell film is well worth a watch. 

    Bradford Trolleybuses: Britain's First and Last

YFA Selects

THE EAST RIDING
1959
1414
In his film The East Riding, filmmaker A.R. Smith focuses on the industrial landscape of the Riding including the agriculture and...
NO.9 SHOP: LYON'S GROCERS SHOP, MARKET WEIGHTON
1957
985
This film records the work of a local grocery store in Market Weighton.  The film was made by the owner of the store. ...
THE BAKER
1980s
4128
This is a film made by Halifax Cine and Video Club showing a baker at work making bread and many types of cakes. The film begins...

YFA Innovations

  • Memory Bank

    Memory Bank is an award-winning series of innovative DVD resource packs using archive films to bring past events and experiences to life, prompting stories and memories to share and enjoy. Great for reminiscence, memory and life story work, for older people and those with...

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  • Yorkshire Calendar

    Every week, Yorkshire's film heritage is brought to life thanks to our exciting new web application, featuring footage from major events and magic moments in days gone by. The Yorkshire Calendar already features on a number of Yorkshire websites, and could appear on yours...

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  • Family Film Tree

    Family Film Tree is an interactive genealogy website under development by YFA.  Search hundreds of archive film clips to illustrate how generations of your family lived, worked, and played throughout the 20th Century.

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