Having been chosen by the Hampshire Records Office as a shining example of an innovative local history project, Buriton’s Heritage Bank is now showcased as part of a new “Accessing Hampshire’s Heritage” project – an initiative aimed at encouraging more people to research their local history.
Some of our old press cuttings and photographs are now available as part of an on-line guide, illustrating the sort of sources that can be used to investigate local history. Have a look at http://www3.hants.gov.uk/hampshire-heritage.htm and http://calm.hants.gov.uk/DServeA/search.htm
And the village was selected to host a special touring exhibition of material to promote this initiative: starting at the Village Show on August 16 th the exhibition then visited the Five Bells (17-23 August), the Master Robert (24-30 August), St Mary’s Church (31 August-6 September) and the village school (7-12 September) before finishing at the annual Heritage Bank Exhibition in the Village Hall on Saturday 13 th September.
Lots of people took the opportunity of looking at this exhibition which was quite an honour for Buriton and its Heritage Bank.
