Hidden
Plymouth held our first major event, Plymouth Interactive History, at
Devonport Guildhall as part of Plymouth History Festival month on Sunday 19th
May. Five months of planning finally came together gathering a selection of
local historians, Civil War re-enactors, authors, researchers, history,
conservation & interest groups for the first in a series of events designed
to further promote local history at roots level, interacting with the community
& sparking exciting new connections for the future.
With over
200 through the doors throughout the day, the exhibitors in the main hall were
kept occupied with a steady stream of people chatting, asking questions &
visually excited with the displays around the room. In the former Mayor’s
Parlour, the atmosphere & acoustics were well received with presentations,
Q&A sessions & slideshows ranging from Pymouth Civil War, WWII in
Plymouth, Spies, caves & mines, regeneration & conservation.
With the
Devonport Column only opening the week before, it was great for the people
attending to also have the chance to finally climb the steps to an amazing 360
view of Plymouth. A total of 87 climbed the steps throughout the day. Many thanks to all at Real Ideas Organisation for hosting the
first Hidden Plymouth event to the staged in the city, especially Claire & Louise who were a great help. Be sure to pop down & show your support by taking a Column tour when in Devonport!
http://www.devonportguildhall.org/2013/05/20/plymouth-interactive-history-a-resounding-success/
We were taken aback by just how busy we actually were on the day & although planned to take photos of each participant, it never did due to the time flying chatting with the public & learning new stories from Plymouth history. To that, we asked those who attended via our Facebook page to share their photos & feedback from the event, or leave a comment here that will be reposted to this review. After all, without your support on the day it would never happen again & we welcome your thoughts to have input for where we can better the event! Thank you to all who made the event the success that it was! Keep following from updates from our readers....
Here is a review from the excellent team at Devonport Guildhall
http://www.devonportguildhall.org/2013/05/20/plymouth-interactive-history-a-resounding-success/
We were taken aback by just how busy we actually were on the day & although planned to take photos of each participant, it never did due to the time flying chatting with the public & learning new stories from Plymouth history. To that, we asked those who attended via our Facebook page to share their photos & feedback from the event, or leave a comment here that will be reposted to this review. After all, without your support on the day it would never happen again & we welcome your thoughts to have input for where we can better the event! Thank you to all who made the event the success that it was! Keep following from updates from our readers....