First World War Centenary

Volunteers at a First World War project
Volunteers at the launch of the project

Projects

Basildon and the Somme

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

Participants discussing one of the exhibition items
Participants discussing one of the exhibition items

Projects

Lest We Forget

Refugees and asylum seekers in Glasgow explored the experiences of Belgian refugees during the First World War.

Female football player, No Game For Girls project
A re-enactment of the first female munition workers football match in Coventry nearly 100 years on

Projects

No Game For Girls: A history of women's football in WW1

No game for girls explored how First World War munitionette football teams drew crowds of thousands before they were banned after the war by an anti-women’s football campaign.

Reredos
The centrepiece is a reredos designed by Temple Moore and lists 192 servicemen who lost their lives in the Great War

Projects

Restoring war-damaged reredos in Norwich's War Memorial Chapel

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

First World War archive material including medals and photographs
Archive material from the Herts at War project

Projects

Herts at War 1914-1918

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

Volunteer at the Hands on Here exhibition at York Castle Museum
Volunteer at the Hands on Here exhibition at York Castle Museum

Projects

Marking the First World War Centenary at York Castle Museum

The York Museums and Gallery Trust transformed the upper floors of a Grade I listed prison building into exhibition space and introduced an ambitious four year programme about the First World War.

Children viewing First World War objects at a Green Howards Museum outreach event
Children viewing First World War objects at a Green Howards Museum outreach event

Projects

Redeveloping the Green Howards Museum

The Green Howards Regimental museum received almost £1million to redevelop its galleries and put on a series of family activities.

Volunteers learning about the club's role in the First World War
Volunteers learning about the club's role in the First World War

Projects

Huddersfield Rugby League: A Lasting Legacy

Volunteers of all ages found out about Huddersfield’s sporting history during the First World War, producing a website, town trails, an exhibition, a book and new resources for primary schools.

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