To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict, the Museums of the National Museum of the Royal Navy will run a day by day account of the conflict using Facebook and Twitter starting on Thursday 29 March. The Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Royal Marines Museum, National Museum of the Royal Navy (Portsmouth Historic Dockyard) and the Fleet Air Arm Museum have put together a comprehensive time line of the Royal Navy´s campaign during the conflict in 1982.
Bill Sainsbury, Marketing Manager at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum said, "Each one of the Museums of the National Museum of the Royal Navy is engaged in telling the story of the last major naval war of the 20th century from our unique perspectives. We hope that by coming together and using Facebook and Twitter on a day by day basis that we can bring this account alive as it happened 30 years ago."
The Facebook and Twitter timeline will start on Thursday 29 March 2012 to mark the events that led to the invasion of the Falklands on April 2 1982 through to surrender on June 14 1982. The social networking timeline will finish on 25 June. This time line is part of a whole season of commemorative events across the Museums of the National Museum which includes a conference at the National Museum of the Royal Navy (Portsmouth Historic Dockyard) and Fleet Air Arm Museum, a season of talks at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum and the Royal Marines Museum and exhibitions at the Submarine Museum and Fleet Air Arm Museum.
The history of the Royal Navy on the sea, under the sea, in the air and on the land is preserved for the benefit of today´s and future generations by The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) which embraces the museums of the Royal Navy, including NMRN Portsmouth & HMS Victory, The Submarines Museum, the Fleet Air Arm Museum and the Royal Marines Museum. For more information on the timeline and Falklands events visit www.submarine-museum.co.uk
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Saturday 5th - Sunday 6th May 2012
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and the Royal Navy, with the support of BAE Systems, will be hosting a weekend of free events to commemorate the Naval and local contribution to the Falkland Island conflict 30 years ago, with displays and the opportunity to visit HMS Dragon the newly commissioned Type 45 destroyer and HMS York a Type 42 destroyer that was launched in 1982 and spent time in the Falklands in 1985.
Living history static displays and timed talks with guest speakers will provide visitors with a balanced view of events 30 years ago and enable them to experience first-hand accounts of Portsmouth’s contribution to the conflict. There will also be the Band of HM Royal Marines, Collingwood performing in Victory Arena.
On Saturday 5th May at 10.55am there will be a civic event in Victory Arena to mark the signing of the Community Covenant. Portsmouth City Council, in partnership with the Royal Navy, will formally present and officially launch the covenant, attended by the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, the Leader of Portsmouth City Council, Portsmouth’s Naval Base Commander, servicemen and women and their families as well as veterans.
For further visiting information please visit www.historicdockyard.co.uk or call 023 9283 9766
