The Olympics in Hampshire
We plan to put together an Olympic themed exhibition to be displayed at Hampshire Record Office from July-August 2012 to tie in with the games. We are particularly interested in former Olympians with a Hampshire link. If anyone has any knowledge of historic figures with Olympic links that perhaps were born or lived in your local community then we’d be delighted to hear about them. For example we’re aware of Tommy Green, the 1932 Olympic gold medallist who has strong ties to Eastleigh. Also if you are aware that your area played some part in the 1908 or 1948 London games, perhaps the Olympic flame passed through or certain athletes trained locally, we’d be keen to hear. The exhibition when complete and having been on display here will be available for loan to any community groups interested. Contact mark.pitchforth@hants.gov.uk
