First World War Centenary

Local volunteers and school children investigated the impact of the First World War on the people of Charing and shared their research through exhibitions, open days and online.

A group of blind and visually impaired Derbyshire residents explored the history of the First World War and created a piece of tactile artwork.

Volunteers helped to create an audio-visual exhibition exploring local historical figure John Galsworthy’s role in the First World War and his legacy in Kingston.

Volunteers celebrated the work of Scottish nurses and doctors during the First World War.

Inspired by the archives held at the Lincolnshire Museum of Life, young people explored Lincoln’s history to develop a radio play about life in the First World War.

Volunteers and local residents have gathered information on 1,700 local men from Tynemouth, all of whom died in the First World War.

Local people investigated how the conflict in Europe affected the community of Basildon in 1916.

St Mark’s Church in Norwich has a War Memorial Chapel, dedicated in 1920. The Project restored the reredos and cleaned the War Memorial

Communities across Hertfordshire explored their county’s experience of the First World War, engaging the public by creating an exhibition and website.

This project explores the diary of Jack Pulman, a first-hand account of life as an overseas serviceman during the First World War.