Monday, September 05, 2011

SHARE BRIGG MEMORIES OF '80s

A Brigg councillor is urging people in the town to come forward with their memories of the 1980s.
They are invited to North Lincolnshire Central Library, in Scunthorpe town centre, to display their photographs and memories of the decade.
The BBC launched the Domesday project in 1986, 900 years after the original Domesday Book was published. It was an attempt for people to document ordinary, everyday life in their community.
More than one million people took part in the project submitting more than 147,000 pages of text articles and over 23,000 photographs - before email and digital photography existed.
Now, 25 years later, the BBC has launched Domesday Reloaded, an opportunity for people to look back at the photographs and descriptions submitted in 1986, and submit photographs and descriptions of life today.
People can also predict what the world might be like in another 25 years time and use library materials to find out more information about local and national events in the 80s, and how things changed over the years.
Library computers can be used to access the free BBC Domesday website to view photographs from communities in the 80s.
Popular books from the 80s will be available for children and adults to borrow.
Everyone can take part in the activities throughout the day at the library; however, an adult must accompany children under eight.
For more information contact your local library, or North Lincolnshire Central Library on 01724 860161 or email library.enquiries@northlincs.gov.uk.
Brigg’s Coun Carl Sherwood (pictured), cabinet member for Corporate and Community Services at North Lincolnshire Council, said: “People should come along to North Lincolnshire Central Library and display their photographs from the '80s and share any stories that they have of that decade.
“This is a great way for people to discover how everyday life in the community has changed over the years, as well as thinking about what it will be like in the future.”
You can also take part in the Domesday Reloaded discussion at www.e-voice.org.uk/readnorthlincs/discussion

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