A NEW community exhibition hopes to feature stories from the people who have visited, lived and worked in Harrogate over the past 70 years.

Anyone with an interesting tale to tell is being invited to contact The Royal Pump Room Museum which will be staging Harrogate Stories from April next year.

Topics can be as diverse as the VE Day celebrations in the town, the swinging sixties or the era of the disco diva, working at Bettys, the Royal Hall, in the spa industry, or in one of Harrogate’s fashionable shops.

The exhibition will cover the period from 1945 to the present day and will look at the themes of Leisure and Entertainment, Visits to Harrogate, Work, Home and Changing Lives and Harrogate’s Communities.

If you have a story and any objects or images you would like to show contact Nicola Baxter or Sheila Asante by emailing museums@harrogate.gov.uk or phoning 01423 556188.

A drop-in event will also be held at the Mercer Art Gallery on Sunday, February 15, from 1pm to 4pm for anyone interested in contributing to the exhibition.