Gallery of heritage panels

Since 2008 the “First Impressions” initiative has used film and TV images in public spaces to increase awareness of and pride in our unique heritage and to create a more welcoming environment. A key element of that programme has been the creation...

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St. Teresa’s Primary School

In October 2011 local teacher Jacquie Tucker contacted us;  as part of their school-wide ‘One Community, One Borehamwood’ project all of the students at St. Teresa’s would be doing interesting activities to discover what their community offers...

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Summerswood Primary School

Earlier in 2016 local teacher Danielle Boudry contacted us to say that “we will be doing a topic based around the film history of Borehamwood, and I was wondering if you knew of any workshops, speakers, tours or workshops that would be accessible...

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Monksmead Primary School

Following his attendance at a screening of From Borehamwood To Hollywood, our centenary film, teacher Tom Remnant invited us to meet his class of Year 5  (9 to 10 years old) pupils.  Born, bred and working in Borehamwood, Tom asked that we...

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Hertswood

With the guidance of the Director of Specialist Arts at Hertswood we organised an Enterprise Day consisting of a competition involving all 250 or so Year 10 students. Fifteen teams competed to create ideas for displays designed to be a source of...

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Film & TV Heritage Trail

Since 2008 the “First Impressions” initiative has used film and TV images in public spaces to increase awareness of and pride in our unique heritage and to create a more welcoming environment. A key element of that programme has been the creation...

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Permanent Display

You’ll find us on the second floor of the Community Centre at #96 Shenley Road where we have created an interactive Elstree Screen Heritage Wall. One screen offers touch-screen selection of presentations, videos and highlights from 20 interviews...

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Book Signings

As part of our programme of publications our Chairman, Paul Welsh, regularly signs copies of his popular book Elstree Confidential. We also support other authors who have written about the unique local film and TV heritage. For example, in July...

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