For Armistice Day 2017 we commemorate the impact of war past and present, with a programme of talks, events and activities, organised in partnership with Sefton Libraries and Veterans in Sefton.



Join us for an important series of talks and films that showcase Maghull and the Great War Remembered: Shell Shock –the impact and aftermath an ongoing project exploring the ground-breaking treatment of shell shock at Moss Side hospital during the First World War. Explore Sefton’s First World War heritage through an exhibition of banners and you can do your own research as well as talk to our Volunteer researchers.

Supported by historians from Manchester Metropolitan University, archives consultant Kevin Bolton and staff from The Atkinson Museum together with local volunteers from throughout Merseyside will be delivering a day of talks, presentations and activities focused on the pioneering wartime work, and post-war legacy, of the now disappeared Moss Side Military Hospital.

The event will showcase and celebrate the work that has been done so far on the Heritage Lottery funded Maghull and the Great War Remembered: Shell Shock – the impact and aftermath on lives and minds project and hopes to draw attention to the important history of the hospital.

This is a rare opportunity to see archival material relating to the hospital, Liverpool Record Office will be in attendance with items such as minute books from the hospital.

Supported by historians from Manchester Metropolitan University, archives consultant Kevin Bolton and staff from our Museum together with local volunteers from throughout Merseyside will be delivering a day of talks, presentations and activities focused on the pioneering wartime work, and post-war legacy, of the now disappeared Moss Side Military Hospital.

Veterans in Sefton will share their stories and discuss the importance of the work they do in providing local support and help for Sefton soldiers today who suffer from PTSD.

To find out more about the event or the Maghull and the Great War Remembered: Shell Shock – the impact and aftermath on lives and minds project, please see http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/story/5925/ or contact the project team on ww1volunteering@theatkinson.co.uk.

You can make a donation to Veterans in Sefton and The Atkinson Development Trust.

The event is free, open to all and will run from 11am – 3pm on Saturday 11 November at The Atkinson, Southport.

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