Voices and Choices in Hexham Abbey
An exhibition featuring people from three twinned towns has opened in Hexham
An exhibition created by Tynedale Friends has opened as part of a two-week-long festival of remembrance at Hexham Abbey and its visitor centre.
‘WW1 Voices and Choices’ looks at the first world war through the stories of men and women from the three twinned towns of Hexham, Noyon in France and Metzingen in Germany, drawing upon community archives.
It documents the impact of the war not only on men who fought, but also on civilians and non-combatants from the three towns.
‘A primary aim of the Voices and Choices exhibition is to show that involvement in war always involves costly personal choices and sacrifices,’ Andrew Greaves of Hexham Meeting explained.
‘In Britain these choices were: to be a soldier… a non-combatant, or to be an absolute conscientious objector.’
The exhibition opened on 7 November after the annual ecumenical and interfaith peace vigil, organised by Hexham Quakers. The exhibition will be on display until 20 November.
The organisers hope to show it in both Noyon and Metzingen next year.
