A pistol being fired

Impact

This poignant and challenging exhibition documents through photographs, personal statements and video, the effects of gun crime on a community.

The aim is to tell the story behind the headlines, and the enduring and extensive consequences of these tragic losses.

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Special Operations Executive - A Celebration

As part of its month of remembrance, the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the film ‘Carve her Name with Pride’.

22 November

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Did you know?

Faster than a speeding bullet

The standard Lee Enfield rifle, used by the British Army in both world wars, fired a bullet which left the muzzle at a speed of 720 metres per second and which spun at 144,000 revolutions per minute. Half the speed of a dentist’s drill.

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