Community archives update, 21/10/2014

We are delighted to have been invited to attend an event in Bordon on Saturday 22 November as part of the Bordon Reflections project. I met with members of the project earlier in the year to discuss how we could work together to help achieve their aim of enabling the local community to discover the history of the town, explore the present, and look to the future. For more information on the Bordon Reflections project contact Callum or Natalie on 01420472664 or email bordonreflections@outlook.com.

This initial drop-in session at The Phoenix Theatre and Arts Centre is a chance for members of the public to share stories and memories about the history of Bordon as well as any interesting photographs and artefacts they may have relating to the town. I plan to take along a small selection of copy documents from our collections relating to Bordon including maps, plans and photographs which will hopefully help to spark memories and perhaps inspire some to look into the local history of the area in more detail. It will also be a great opportunity to pass on guidance relating to the care of historic documents, explain the process of depositing archives with us and to promote our services and collections more generally.

Mark Pitchforth, archivist
Hampshire Record Office