Screen South are running a Kent in World War One Project and are looking for local groups and societies to be involved, giving an opportunity for people to share their exhibitions, events and personal histories concerning the First World War which will be made into a film.
This Autumn, Kent in WW1; a Heritage Lottery Fund supported project; will be filming the First World War history of the Kent Coast from Lydd to Rochester.
Has your camera, film or historical club some First World War images and information you would like to promote to a wider audience? Kent in WW1 would like to assist you to make known some of your resources and promote your club or society to both the visitors of the Kent in WW1 website:
www.kentww1.com and the attendees at the film screening event to be held later this year.
The Kent in WW1 film aims to commemorate those from Kent who served in all forces around the world, during the First World War, whether they fell or survived. It could be that your club or society have held an exhibition during the initial centenary period and by contributing to the Kent in WW1 film, your work will have a permanent, fully attributed record. We are grateful for the support we have already received from several groups around the Kent Coast such as Sittingbourne Heritage Museum who have supplied several images, See Main News Image: Nurses, and we want to ensure that all clubs and societies are aware of the opportunities available from Kent in WW1.
Your club or society can also help reflect and record the stories of those on the Home Front during the First World War. The Kent in WW1 film will provide an insight into the impact of this first global war upon civilians around the coast of Kent. Does your club or society have film or images concerning nurses, ambulance drivers or ammunition workers? Are there images to share of farming and the Women’s’ Land Army? Have you a photographic record of local homes damaged in Zeppelin or air raids? Are there records of local airfields, air defences, or naval batteries which are in one of your clubs or societies archives – the Kent in WW1 film will provide you with a platform to allow access to these images or oral memories.
Please help to capture these memories and more, however brief, to ensure the complete story of the remarkable men and women who lived in Kent during the First World War is not forgotten.
To find out how to contribute to our film please contact Kent in WW1 at
info@kentww1.com or call 01303 259777 to speak to one of the Kent in WW1 team.
We also have various online channels:
Website:
www.kentww1.com
Facebook:
KentWW1
Twitter:
@KentWW1