** The event is fully booked. Please click here for tickets to an alternative screening at 3:45pm-4:45pm on Monday, 18th March. **

See Bristol North West's villages celebrated on the big screen in a screening of 'Village Matters', created by Darren Jones MP as part of his It takes a village campaign.

In this collection of seven short films, Darren talks to experts from Historic England and a local historian about the historical context of issues that are important to constituents today.

The seven films will be played back-to-back, each focussing on a different theme:

• Travel through a 'secret' listed tunnel in Henbury and explore the vast network of public footpaths connecting the villages of Bristol North West.

• Learn how Gloucester Road benefitted from a Bristol-based innovation that was the biggest advance in road construction since the Roman times.

• Discover why high streets offer a window into our local history, and what Historic England learned in its project about Shire High Street.

• Delve into how the River Trym has been enjoyed and protected by local villagers since the Bronze Age – and how Southmead might be the oldest village in Bristol!

• Hear about Sea Mills' proud history in being home to some of the first council houses in the country, with houses built for soldiers returning from war – and how social housing may have prevented a revolution.

• Uncover the fascinating story of how repurposing a shelter for WWII soldiers manning anti-aircraft guns in Purdown gave Lockleaze its first community centre.

• See how the beautiful architecture of Grace House in Westbury Park was designed to mirror the school's educational philosophy that expressive movement is therapeutic, and explore the rich history of SEND education in Bristol North West.