THE STORIES of men from Farnhill who fought during the First World War will be showcased in an exhibition this weekend.

The Farnhill WW1 Volunteers project will on Saturday, October 21 host a public display in the village featuring information about local men who served.

The project will also launch its new website during the event at Kildwick and Farnhill Institute.

Also on view will be items belonging to some of the men, and there will be slideshows including scenes of Kildwick and Farnhill from the early part of the 20th century.

Project organiser Graham Taylor said the amount of information gathered so far about the lives of the men who served and village life at the time had been incredible.

He said: “Our research has discovered some interesting stories and we’ve gathered a variety of photographs, documents and items belonging to the men too.

“We’ll be displaying some of these at the event and thanks to Heritage Lottery funding our new website will help us to make even more information publicly available in the future.”

The display will be open between 2pm and 4pm and the website will be launched at 2.30pm. Admission is free and refreshments will be available.

Kildwick and Farnhill Village Institute received a grant of £8,400 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, through its First World War: Then and Now programme, to research the lives of the 68 men from Farnhill who volunteered to serve their country.

On the day that conscription was introduced early in 1916, Farnhill Parish Council created a Roll of Honour naming the men from the village who were already serving with the armed forces.

The project is researching the lives of these 68 men, before, during, and after the war, and also exploring what life in Farnhill was like 100 years ago, and the social context in which the World War One volunteers volunteers lived.

Project volunteers are making the information as widely available and easily accessible as possible, through talks, events and the website.

Project organisers would like to hear from anyone who would like to get involved with the project or is related to, or remembers, any of the volunteers and their families. Photographs are particularly welcome.

Visit www.farnhill.co.uk or email: farnhillww1volunteers@gmail.com for further information.