Washington Men at the Somme – a short film
Location: North Biddick | Washington Village | High Usworth | Beamish Museum
Type: Admission free, Open to all, Performance
Date: 1 July 2016
Lonely Tower and Wessington U3A present ‘Washington Men at the Somme’, a 20 minute film featuring the 94 men who died in battle. The time is 7:28am, 1st July 1916, the mines at La Boisselle are detonated and the whistles blow.
The film focuses on men from the Washington area (100 years ago, Washington was in County Durham), but in doing so it also paints a broader picture of experiences of the Battle of the Somme. It is worthwhile being seen by everyone.
Friday 1st July
North Biddick Club – 7:28am
Holy Trinity Church, Washington Village – 7:28am
Holy Trinity Church, High Usworth – 7:28am
Beamish Museum Chapel – 11am and 1pm (please note, a ticket will be needed for entrance to Beamish Museum)
Please see the flyer or wwmp.weebly.com for further information.
Durham County Record Office will also be showing the film at 12:15pm and 1:15pm. For further information: http://www.durhamatwar.org.uk/?p=1010
