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Local Heroes, Distant VoicesKnowsley Council is delighted to present
Huyton Gallery andKnowsley Park Centre for Learning
17 February - 28 June 2014
Kirkby Gallery andPrescot Museum
11 August - 15 November 2014
‘Local Heroes, Distant Voices’ is part of a larger project called “Preserving the Past with the Present, for the Future”. Further information about this project, which is centred upon documenting the lives and stories of the military forces and sharinglocal military history, can be found on the Prescot Museum website from Spring 2014. This project is supported by the Armed Forces Community Covenant Fund.
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2014 marks 100 years since the start ofthe First World War. As part of thenational centenary we are joining in withthe events commemorating this epicperiod with a fascinating new exhibition,‘Local Heroes, Distant Voices’. The exhibition presents the fascinatingstories of individual soldiers, and we haveso many to tell that they wouldn’t all fitinto one venue!The exhibition will open simultaneously in HuytonGallery and Knowsley Park Centre for Learning inFebruary and then move to Kirkby Gallery and Prescot Museum in August, so as to show andcommemorate more stories and local histories as part of the exhibition.
The exhibition tells the personal stories of Knowsleyservicemen, women and individuals affected by warfrom the late 19th Century onward, covering militaryconflicts up to present day.
Taking centre stage in the exhibition will be thepresentation of ‘Local Heroes’ from Knowsley,alongside a wealth of interesting historical andcontextual information: learn more about the area’smilitary connections, add your own stories and bringthe distant voices of your ancestors back for all to hear.
For further information please contact Knowsley Leisure & Culture Development Service on0151 443 5617 or email [email protected]
To find out more about our exhibitions and where to find us go to http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/things-to-see-and-do/galleries-and-museum.aspx orwww.prescotmuseum.org.uk
Where to find usHuyton GalleryCivic Way, Huyton, Knowsley, L36 9GDOpening Times are:Mon and Fri from 9.15am to 5pm Tue to Thu from 9.15am to 7pmSat from 10am to 1pm
Kirkby Gallery The Kirkby Centre, Norwich Way, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 8XY Opening Times are:Mon to Fri from 9am to 5pmSat from 10am to 1pm
Prescot MuseumThe Prescot Centre, Aspinall Street,Prescot, Knowsley, L34 5GAOpening Times are: Mon to Fri from 9am to 5pmSat from 10am to 3.30pm
Knowsley Park Centre for LearningKnowsley Park Lane, Prescot,Knowsley, L34 3NBOpening Times are: Mon to Fri from 6pm to 9pm
Contact usHuyton and Kirkby GalleriesT: 0151 443 5617 E: [email protected]
Prescot MuseumT: 0151 443 5617 E: [email protected] www.prescotmuseum.org.uk
Prescot Museum is anAccredited Museum
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