Narberth Museum has received £9,200 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a project called 'Letters From the Front: Learning from the Past.' Awarded through HLF's First World War: then and now programme, the project will focus on the museum's collection of letters written by and about local soldiers. "Narberth Museum has a growing collection of objects, documents, newspaper articles, medals, photographs and particularly letters linked to those who went to fight," said curator, Pauline Griffiths (pictured right). "This project will involve local people and volunteers researching the stories behind the letters, displaying them and, most importantly, making them relevant to today's young people." To do this, the museum will be working with Narberth Youth Theatre to dramatise the letters and create a performance that should resonate with all ages. Award-winning Welsh poet Owen Sheers has given his permission for a reading of his acclaimed verse drama, 'Pink Mist' to be set alongside the dramatisation. 'Pink Mist' tells the story of the effect on three young soldiers of their time in Afghanistan. Put together, these two performances will underline the human cost of warfare whenever and wherever it takes place. "Without the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund, we would not have been able to give everyone access to these letters," added Pauline. "They will be permanently displayed and a DVD of the performances will be distributed to local schools. We hope that the publicity generated by the project will encourage people to share other letters and documents and so shed light on the part Narberth played in the war." Explaining the importance of the HLF support, head of the HLF in Wales, Jennifer Stewart, said: "The impact of the First World War was far-reaching, touching and shaping every corner of the UK and beyond. The Heritage Lottery Fund has already invested more than £15 million in projects - large and small - that are making this global centenary; with our new small grants programme, we are enabling even more communities like those involved in Narberth to explore the continuing legacy of this conflict and help local young people in particular to broaden their understanding of how it has shaped our modern world."