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The Legacy of Partition, 1947-2009: Final Project Event

Posted on 30/04/2009

Leicestershire Councty Council Community Services

29 April 2009

The Legacy of Partition, 1947-2009: Final Project Event

Saturday 2 May 2009, Braunstone Civic Centre

This event showcases The Record Office’s 18-month long project telling the story of one of the most traumatic periods of 20th century history through the memories of local people who lived through Partition.

Some of these eyewitnesses will be on hand to speak about their experiences, and what the project has meant to them.  We will hear from those who have contributed documents to the project, and from volunteers who have been making them accessible to researchers.

There will be a chance to view the exhibition which has come out of the project, and to see some of the website resources which are be freely available to all to access and use.

Four local teachers who have created teaching resources based on the project for use in the classroom will present their results.  The aim is to help future generations of young people to reflect and learn from Partition and see the relevance of this past conflict in Leicestershire today.

Project Director, Margaret Bonney, comments: “we have discovered that the bitterness brought about by Partition still lurks not far below the surface of many lives, despite the time that has passed, and the hundreds of miles between Leicester and the Punjab.  Every community suffered if they were caught up in this conflict. There are also stories of great humanity and compassion on all sides. This is one of the positive legacies of Partition.”

The project was funded by a grant from MLA Their Past Your Future phase 2 strand of the Big Lottery Programme, with additional support from Leicestershire County Council.

http://www.leics.gov.uk/legacy_of_partition

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