Dear Mr Wilkins,

You are cordially invited to:

Bristol Record Office Film Show
Thursday 11 March 2010 at 7:00pm
Bristol Record Office, B Bond Warehouse, Smeaton Road, Bristol BS1 6XN

RSVP by Friday 26 February 2010
to bro@bristol.gov.uk or 0117 922 2686

This film show is being held to mark the launch of the Record Offices new film-viewing facility.

Trapped for years on obsolete media, 100 films from the Bristol Record Office film collection are now available for viewing by members of the public.

The films, originally transferred from 16mm reels onto u-matic tape in 1988, have now been digitised and can be seen free of charge in a special booth in the search room at Bristol Record Office.

Record Office volunteers John Penny and Clive Burlton have painstakingly digitised the films and compiled a 22,000-word catalogue to help visitors select and view the films. At the film show John and Clive will share some highlights and stories from the collection and talk about the project.

We are inviting you particularly as Chair of the Society. However, if any other members of the Society would like to attend, they are very welcome and they can book a place using the same e-mail address and telephone number as above. The show is free of charge.

We do hope you can join us.

Yours sincerely,

Talei Rounds
Archivist Team Leader

Bristol Record Office
'B' Bond Warehouse
Smeaton Road
Bristol
BS1 6XN
Tel: 0117 922 4224
Fax: 0117 922 4236
bro@bristol.gov.uk
www.bristol.gov.uk/recordoffice
Online Catalogue:archives.bristol.gov.uk
Open: Tuesday - Friday, 9.30 am - 4.30 pm
Plus 9.30 am - 7 pm first two Thursdays of the month
and 10 am - 4 pm first two Saturdays of the month
(unless clashing with Doors Open Day or a bank holiday)
See our website for details.