The River of Life

The River of Life formed part of a larger project and looked to work with communities within the LEADER+ area to establish the location of archive film and video material in national and regional archives and in private hands. The project acquired the rights of selected material for screening during the Borderlines Film Festival at the end of March 2004. The films and videos depicted the Herefordshire Rivers areas and were about the history and heritage surrounding river life. The project also produced 18,000 copies of a brochure that was distributed throughout the county, produced 13,000 copies of an 8-page supplement to the Courtyard brochure, and produced a compilation of its findings, now lodged at the County Records Office, County Library and regional film archive. The project publicised its significant findings via the press, radio and television.