Ella Harling was a girl who lived in Wye during World War 1. She is notable because she compiled a diary which is now in the Imperial War Museum, and she also volunteered as a sailmaker, repairing the fabric on planes at Bramble Lane Aerodrome in Wye during 1918.
Finding Ella Harling: The Film uses archive footage supplied by Wye Historical Society, the Imperial War Museum and members of the Harling family – to document what we know about Ella’s life both during the war and afterwards, and also to show what the Finding Ella Harling project has involved. Making use of actors (well-known locally), local singers, a local budgerigar... it promises to be a veritable local blockbuster!
The film is about 20 minutes long, is free and is suitable for all audiences who have heard of World War 1... (probably not the very small unless very precocious..) Please click on the date and time for the Eventbrite listing.
Friday 26th May at 5pm at the Curzon Cinema in Canterbury
Friday 26th May at 5.30 pm at the Curzon Cinema in Canterbury
Monday 29th May at 6 pm at the Small Village Hall in Wye
About the Project
Finding Ella Harling is a community project based in the village of Wye in Kent. Residents are aiming to find out about the life of a girl who lived in the village during World War 1.
The aim of the project has been to find out more about Ella’s life. What exactly did she do during World War 1 and what happened to her subsequently?
The project is being run by Funder Films CIC, a company which is aiming to bring communities together by working on local history. As well as the children at Wye School, the project has involved residents at Brambles Care Home in Wye, and WoodnWare day care centre in Ashford.
Find out more at www.facebook.com/FindingEllaHarling.
