Thursday, January 20, 2005
Every picture tells a story
“Images of Haverhill” the annual exhibition of the Haverhill Local History Centre will be on show in Haverhill Arts Centre Bistro from Friday 7 January to Saturday 2 April 2005.
This exhibition is a selection of photographs made by members of the Haverhill and District Local History Group from their archive of over 6,000 images. Many of the photos on display will be new to the public and provide a glimpse of different aspects of life in Haverhill’s past. Photos include local people and areas of the town that have changed a lot over the year, including The Meadows.
A Local Heritage Initiative grant of £13,470 was given to the Local History Group in July 2004 to help preserve this treasure trove of photographs and increase local people’s awareness collection. The exhibition shows some of the activities financed by the LHI grant This includes the conservation of important photographs in the collection and the work done by Year 6 of Chalkstone Middle School, as part of their study of Victorian Haverhill. Roy Brazier, Chairman of the Haverhill and District Local History Group, says, “This is a great opportunity for local people to come and see new pictures of old Haverhill. There is much more history here than often people realize! We are delighted that we are able to preserve these photographs for future generations. However, without the Local Heritage Initiative Grant we wouldn’t have been able to have done this so we are very grateful to have been awarded it.”
“Images of Haverhill” the annual exhibition of the Haverhill Local History Centre will be on show in Haverhill Arts Centre Bistro from Friday 7 January to Saturday 2 April 2005.
This exhibition is a selection of photographs made by members of the Haverhill and District Local History Group from their archive of over 6,000 images. Many of the photos on display will be new to the public and provide a glimpse of different aspects of life in Haverhill’s past. Photos include local people and areas of the town that have changed a lot over the year, including The Meadows.
A Local Heritage Initiative grant of £13,470 was given to the Local History Group in July 2004 to help preserve this treasure trove of photographs and increase local people’s awareness collection. The exhibition shows some of the activities financed by the LHI grant This includes the conservation of important photographs in the collection and the work done by Year 6 of Chalkstone Middle School, as part of their study of Victorian Haverhill. Roy Brazier, Chairman of the Haverhill and District Local History Group, says, “This is a great opportunity for local people to come and see new pictures of old Haverhill. There is much more history here than often people realize! We are delighted that we are able to preserve these photographs for future generations. However, without the Local Heritage Initiative Grant we wouldn’t have been able to have done this so we are very grateful to have been awarded it.”
