Eastleigh Bunting & Eastleigh Museum WW1 Poetry Evening

My son and I visited Eastleigh Museum during the half term holiday.

We saw a WW1 exhibition called Soldiers’ Journey. It is a multi-venue exhibition that portrays Hampshire’s critical role throughout the First World War.

I was attracted by beautiful buntings, which adorned the walls on the walkway to the hall.

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Eastleigh Bunting, a project funded by Hampshire Futures, is created by five Eastleigh women, who worked with professional artist, Tina Gardiner, to commemorate the start of World War One.

The ladies are Pat Hardy, Margaret Pragnell, Pam Neelethorpe, Sophie Cook, and Linda Ross.

The bunting uses a variety of techniques, including stitching, quilting, applique, and embroidery. The images are designed to reflect a time for tribute and remembrance.

Eastleigh Museum WW1 poetry evening

There will be a WW1 Poetry evening at Eastleigh Museum, run by Eastleigh Museum Supporters Club and One Community, at 6:30pm Monday 10 Nov 2014.

Eastleigh Museum WW1 poetry evening

Eastleigh Museum Supporters Club invites you to an evening of WW1 Poetry at the museum.

The event features local poet Dave Hubble reading his own work plus the poems of Wilfred Owen and Rupert Brooke.

Poems will also be recited by Geoff Dodsworth, from Chameleon Theatre Company in Chandler’s Ford.

6.30pm for 7pm start. £4 a ticket, including wine and light refreshments. Book ahead at Eastleigh Museum or on 023 8064 1202.

• Cost: £4
• Venue: Eastleigh Museum

Soldiers’ Journey runs from 11 October 2014 to 11 January 2015 and is on display at the following libraries in Hampshire:

• Aldershot Military Museum, Aldershot
• Andover Museum, Andover
• Eastleigh Museum, Eastleigh
• Red House Museum and Gardens, Christchurch
• SeaCity Museum, Southampton
• The Allen Gallery, Alton
• Tudor House, Southampton
• Westbury Manor Museum, Fareham
• Winchester City Space (Discovery Centre), Winchester

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