It's A Knockout 1973 - Heat 4 - Ely Vs Hertford (Sunday 13th May, 1973)
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- The Ely It's A Knockout Committee met nearly every week in 1973 in the lead-in to the contest at the Cutter Inn, Ely. They also organised various activities connected with It's A Knockout, including an outing to Marcam Hall on 26th February, a jumble sale on 17th March, a dinner-dance on 19th March, outings to St. Ives swimming pool on 30th March, and London on 7th April, a disco on 27th April, market stalls on five occasions, the Ely Knockout Queen contest, and the arrangements for entertaining the teams and helpers after the Domestic Heat on 13th May. They were also responsible for all publicity, for arranging a troupe of cheer-leader, and for obtaining sponsorship to help pay for the kit worn by the Ely team in the recording. Additionally, a sponsored 10-mile walk that the committee organised took place on 25th March 1973 and raised £450 for team funds.
Ely team manager David Cornwell, a teacher and House Master at the King's School in Ely who was known as ‘Mr. Cambridgeshire Bowls’, sadly died of cancer in 1994 having been diagnosed before taking over as President of the English Indoor Bowls Club. He was the son of Les Cornwell, who was the first County Indoor President and, like his son, was also a fine bowler. The English Indoor Bowls Association Headquarters at Melton Mowbray was re-named after David Cornwell as a mark of respect.
Earlier in this series, King’s Lynn had played host to Manchester in the second heat. Whilst this may not appear to have any particular significance, the location of those two teams in respect of those at this heat does. Whilst King’s Lynn and Ely lie just 25 miles (40km) apart, Ely and Hertford actually lie 44 miles (71km) apart, and at the start of the programme this heat was described as a local ‘derby’ match. The better ‘derby’ match would surely have been between King’s Lynn and Ely!
What such beautiful and simple times, even saw it live, Lol oh so missed indeed.
Thanks for great memories.
Brings back memories! I was born in the US but spent three years of my childhood in the north of England in the early 70s and "It's A Knockout" was always one of my favorite TV/telly programs. I don't remember this particular episode but there's at least a halfway decent chance that I watched it when it was broadcast.
British tv programmes were the best you were lucky ..Leeds or Bradford?
@@robertashley7751 Neither -- Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
@@OreadNYC why aye!youve seen aid wiedershen pet then?you might be able to understand em 😂
I wish I lived in this world. What happened? It went away so quickly
Health and Safety, Political correctness, Gender neutrality etc.😞
@@PiggyWiggyOjoooos is what happened and Freemasons/luciferian end game.communism is what we're going to get 1 world gvt
Ely ended up winning the whole competition. Believe the trophy was in the cathedral for a time
How I wish the BBC had kept the next heat between my home birth town Ashington Vs Blyth . Stuart Hall recalled it was the most ferociously contested contest of any Knockout he hosted. 😥
great memories,thank you
Brilliant! Thanks for posting.
Sunday 13th May 1973
The best show that was ever on the BBC. A time before health and safety nazi’s destroyed what people used to call FUN!
It was "make your own fun"culture until the video games arrived! I was only 5½ then!
My Dad was in the Hertford team, Roger Ball. He can be seen at 8:51
Hi. Have you by any chance got the 1973 international final video please. Thanks
Whatever happened to that Stuart Hall bloke? (don't answer that) ...
How can l look up for more of it s a knockout from 1970/80/on RUclips.
Ely plays good Ely goes pot hunting Ely gets there. The End
2 teams was never so good
Great fun...the ladies were getting pretty niggly with each other on the water pillow fight marathon...!!!...some angry faces...great days..pure fun n laughter
The best show that was ever on the BBC. A time before health and safety nazi’s destroyed what people used to call FUN!