Shropshire Archives to hold volunteer showcase event

Shropshire Council’s Shropshire Archives is opening for a special volunteer showcase event on Saturday 17 March 2018 to highlight the work of their volunteers.

Volunteers at Shropshire Archives

The event will also offer a rare chance to see behind the scenes at the Archives which holds over 6 miles or 9 kilometres of books, records maps and photographs which tell the story of Shropshire and its people over 1,000 years.

This event is also an opportunity to find out about the fascinating and varied projects carried out by volunteers at Shropshire Archives, which will be described in a series of short talks. Visitors will also have the chance to see behind the scenes with volunteers demonstrating their skills and unique documents on show.

The event will take place from 10am – 1pm at Shropshire Archives, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury SY1 2AQ.

Lezley Picton, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for culture and leisure, said:

“This event is a great opportunity for people to see behind the scenes at Shropshire Archives. I’m positive that everyone attending will enjoy understanding the breadth of the work the volunteers do from archive and book cataloguing to highly technical digitisation and image manipulation.

“The volunteers who support the important work at Shropshire Archives are essential to its success, so I’m delighted to see their hard work and dedication being recognised.”

Tickets for the event are just £5 and include refreshments. A full programme can be found by clicking here.

Places are limited, to book a space please contact Mrs Pat Kiernan at patk1@blueyonder.co.uk.

For further information about Shropshire Archives, please 0345 678 9096, or email archives@shropshire.gov.uk