First World War Centenary

15 year old Kailynn Nash talks about her personal experiences at the recent Senedd event.

Fourteen year old Elen Owens is a student at St Gerard’s School in Bangor, and a member of the Menai Bridge Scouts group. Here, she talks about her recent visit to the Senedd in Cardiff for the HLF’s First World War: then and now event.

Dr Roisín Higgins explores the project that is sharing recently discovered stories of women who lost loved ones during the First World War.

To coincide with an event to be held at the Senedd in Cardiff as part of Remembrance Week, Head of HLF Wales (HLF), Richard Bellamy, outlines how its funds have helped groups to better understand the impact of the First World War

With one year until the Centenary of the Battle of the Some, Professor Mark Connelly reflects on the far-reaching impacts of the battle and explores some of the stories waiting to be uncovered.