GOOSTREY Parish Archive is seeking items relating to the coronavirus to keep as a record of how the pandemic impacted on village life for future generations.

The group is appealing for pictures of the village as it is now from those able to leave home for a daily walk or to the local shops.

It also wants any material about the crisis to be saved, such as closed shop notices mentioning coronavirus and signs relating to support for the NHS.

The volunteer archivists are asking residents who, with more time than usual on their hands and possibly clearing cupboards and attics, not to throw into the bin pictures, material and artefacts of interest to the archive.

Publicity archivist John Williams believes contemporary pictures of the village as it is in lockdown will be of great interest in years to come when - as in the flu pandemic at the end of the Great War - it is largely forgotten apart from records.

He said: "We should not forget what happens today is history in the making, and in years to come the events of now will be of interest to future generations.

"What we are looking for are pictures of anything that can be identified with the coronavirus pandemic locally.

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“It can be anything from empty streets, signs in windows, notices or even villagers showing how they are coping in the crisis.

"The items related to Goostrey's past years and present can be collected from residents once the emergency is over or brought to the village hall when meetings are resumed."

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