We’re feeling festive! Have you decked the halls yet? #EYAFestive #amateurfilm #hantsheritage (Alistair Sawrey-Cookson,1957, AV131/9)

Now that December is here it's time to start making your Christmas list. Maybe these examples from our collections could inspire some ideas? #EYAFestive

On the #TwelfthDayOfChristmas Kent Archives gave to me… over twelve kilometres of shelving 📏 Our strong room shelves are stacked with deed boxes, clamshell boxes, telescopic tubes, covered volumes and rolls… archival storage solutions as far as the eye can see! #EYAFestive

On the #ThirdDayOfChristmas Kent Archives gave to me… three archivists accessioning 🗂️ When new records arrive at Kent Archives, we take physical and legal custody of them and assume responsibility for their preservation through the formal process of accessioning. #EYAFestive

On the #FifthDayOfChristmas Kent Archives gave to me… five pre-orders prepared 🫴📜 Whilst we love to see an unexpected face at the Search Room door, pre-booking a table allows you to request up to five documents which we'll retrieve and make ready for your arrival. #EYAFestive

🎈This photo is among a number originally owned by architect Jane Drew and now held in our collections. It shows her with friends and associates at a party in Chandigarh or Simla, India, and is the latest in our series of celebratory scenes from the #RIBACollections. #EYAFestive

On the #EighthDayOfChristmas Kent Archives gave to me… eight hours of opening ⏰ Aside from our upcoming closure period (8th – 21st January) our Search Room is open each week from Tuesday to Saturday, 9am – 5pm, with final document orders accepted no later than 4pm. #EYAFestive

On the #EleventhDayOfChristmas Kent Archives gave to me… eleven speakers speaking 👩🏻‍🏫 From monthly lunchtime talks to day-long collaborative conferences, 2023 saw historians of all academic backgrounds visit Kent Archives to share the county's rich history. #EYAFestive

Armed with glue, twine and a penchant for working with paper, the team at Kent Archives have been working harder than a sleigh-pulling reindeer to create the plastic-free festive garlands adorning our Search Room windows ✨ #EYAFestive #EcoFriendly #Christmas2023

🍾This photo by Peter Baistow is from the launch party of Denys Lasdun & Partners' National Theatre, on 25 October 1976. Here, guests watch the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II, who officially opened the new theatre (Architectural Press Archive / #RIBACollections). #EYAFestive

On the #SixthDayOfChristmas Kent Archives gave to me… six records repackaged 📦 Our team has no excuses when it comes to wrapping presents. From covering volumes, to sleeving prints and wrapping bundles of documents, we get plenty of practice throughout the year! #EYAFestive

📷 Photographer and editor Monica Pidgeon captured this party on a narrowboat in the 1950s (Monica Pidgeon/ #RIBACollections). It's the latest in our look through some of the most celebratory scenes in our collections. Let us know if you recognise anyone pictured! #EYAFestive

When your mind is on what’s for Christmas dinner but it’s only the 20th December so you make an archival Christmas dinner. The best kind of Christmas dinner as it involves no washing up! Before you ask about the potatoes they are statutory rules on wartime food. #EYAFestive

On the #SecondDayOfChristmas Kent Archives gave to me… two cabinets curated 🤔 From parish records to tabletop games & royal coronations, this year our staff have presented document displays on a range of themes. Find our cabinets at the entrance to the Search Room. #EYAFestive

Christmas greetings from a #Family of seals, from a postcard album (1905-1930), of Miss Davies, Haverfordwest. Cyfarchion Nadolig gan deulu o seliau, oddi ar albwm cardiau post Miss Davies, Hwlffordd. 📸 HDX/133/21 #ArchiveAdventCalendar #EYAFestive

On the #TenthDayOfChristmas Kent Archives gave to me… ten tomes of history 📚 Launched in 1989 to mark 100 years of @Kent_cc, the Kent History Project captured the county's past in ten volumes; the first authoritative history of Kent since Hasted's late-C18th work. #EYAFestive

There’s a #WarmFire in this Christmas card from c.1912. 🔥 Mae tân cynnes yn y cerdyn Nadolig hwn o c.1912. 📸D/RKL/1671 #ArchiveAdventCalendar #EYAFestive

Now that the #EYAFestive season is in full swing, maybe you've been to see a pantomime like Cinderella? https://t.co/tKuUj3P5fZ

The Holly & The Ivy - a #festive theatre production by the St Peter's Players of #Norton in 1955 #EYAFestive

On the #FirstDayOfChristmas Kent Archives gave to me… a festive greeting from the whole team 🎄 Wishing our followers, readers, volunteers and friends across the sector a Merry Christmas and all the very best for 2024! ☟ See U3687/Z4: https://t.co/uwYLUovz42 #EYAFestive