The first film to be produced by the Dagenham Cooperative Film Society, ‘Seeds of Time’ focuses on young people in the area in 1947-8. It’s great for the rare colour footage of the area from this period with shots of the Civic Centre and the world famous Dagenham Girl Pipers.

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