Community archives update, 24/3/2016

We have a date for your diaries. Many of you will be aware that 2016 marks the centenary of one of the most notorious battles of the First World War, the Battle of the Somme. As a Centenary Partner of the Imperial War Museum Hampshire Record Office has been provided with a copy of a ground-breaking archive film, which when it was first released in 1916 was seen by over 20 million people. This historic film of original footage will be shown in the Hampshire Record Office cinema with a contemporary orchestral soundtrack composed by Laura Rossi on Friday 1 July 2016, 6-7.30pm. The screening is free with no advanced booking required.