A View from the Past
Tue 9 March 6.30pm The Courtyard Hereford
Sat 13 March 7.30pm Leominster Civic Society & Lion Ballroom Leominster
A nostalgic look back at life in and around Leominster covering the three counties of Shropshire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire curated by the Media Archive for Central England. The rarely seen films will range from the 1930s to the 1970s giving a glimpse into the past and remembering village life and our shared heritage. From an architectural tour of 1960s Tenbury Wells to closer to home with memories of the fight to save Leominster Town Hall in 1974, flooding in Eardisland village as well as local agriculture from hop picking to Hereford cattle.
Tuesday's screening at Hereford will include a presentation by WeVee. WeVee is an entirely new, online experience which allows you to interact with clips from the region's fantastic archive film collections, edit a personalised version of the archive to music to create your own 'mash-up' or WeVee. This approach uses the latest digital technology as an incentive for the next generation to explore their region's history, reflecting different communities as well as the struggles and successes the region has experienced
