Children Protest Against Craigavon

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Children Protest Against Craigavon

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Location

Craigavon, Lurgan

Year

1966

Date

Production 24/03/1966

Length

03min 12sec

Audio

sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

Children protest against the proposed New City in Lurgan. Local people were unhappy that the site of Craigavon was going to decimate the local community. The children tell Jimmy Robinson why they don’t want it. They’re most worried about being separated from their friends and losing the countryside. 

Notes

The ‘new town’ of Craigavon, situated between Lurgan and Portadown, was created after the ‘Belfast regional survey and plan’ report written by Sir Robert Matthew was presented to the Northern Ireland government in 1963. Sir Robert proposed the creation of the town to accommodate a growing population and to encourage people to move out of over-crowded areas of Belfast.  

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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