Yesterday the Movie Bus was in Barnstaple. Built in 1967, it is the only surviving bus from a fleet of seven and has been carefully restored. It has been travelling around North Devon showing archive film of this area but is soon off to pastures new. It will visit Birmingham and Hereford, then will join the BBC on a filming tour.The projection room is the big glass bubble above the driving seat. Inside are rows of seats two either side of a central aisle. The screen drops down when the back door shuts. It's cosy, but quite an experience. So if you get the chance I recommend a visit. Each film they have is about 20 minutes long.
We went down today because they were supposed to be showing some animations made by the local schools they have visited in recent months, but unfortunately the animations weren't ready. My youngest helped to make one of them but when she heard it wasn't available to watch she decided she didn't want to go in to see anything else. Shame. The youth of today - no appreciation of history!
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Got here by flicking through some blogs and thought i would comment on the the great work your doing spent hours here reading and now i've got your card marked so i will be back! Thev cinema bus looks great can't wait to see it round the London area if not their then a holiday down your way looks and the dogs would have a field day.
All the Best To You and the Family
Scott Andrew
Love seeing your photos and hearing about your country walk. Our family lives near the woods here in Minnesota, we love to tour nearby areas to explore. Thank you for posting this. August Thurmer
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