THE BBC and British Film Institute (BFI) are inviting people living in and around Winsford to take a step back in time and see what the area was like some 80 years ago. The two companies have joined forces for a co- production based on the 1924 historic journey from Land's End to John O'Groats by pioneering film maker Claude Friese-Greene. As part of his journey, Friese-Greene filmed many of the areas he travelled through and his finished colour movie, The Open Road, will be shown in Winsford on Wednesday. BBC and BFI staff will be on hand to discuss the footage and are hoping that local knowledge and insights will provide them with a valuable tool in their research. The BBC is particularly keen for older people and those with an interest in local history to visit the film venue - a specially adapted bus - to try and identify people and places shown in the film. Our picture shows a meet at Winsford in 1924 - the BBC hopes someone will come forward and identify people there or supply information about anyone who hunted with the Devon and Somerset Staghounds at that time. The Open Road roadshow bus will be in Winsford village car park on Wednesday from 10am to 12 noon.0
