First World War Centenary

Young people in First World War historical costume
The cast of the play celebrate their achievements

Projects

Working The War

A group of young people researched the personal stories of families who worked in the local torpedo factory during the First World War.

Visitors listening to the audio tour at the John Galsworthy exhibition
Visitors listening to the audio tour at the John Galsworthy exhibition

Projects

Galsworthy and Human Battles on the Home Front

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.

a frame from an animated film, showing the inside of a desert hospital
A frame from an animated film created for the project

Projects

World War One: a Valleys View

Young people and communities from the Welsh Valleys uncovered the experiences of Welsh soldiers during the First World War and created digital animations.

Last Post: Remembering The First World War display
A display from the Last Post: Remembering The First World War project

Projects

Last Post: Remembering The First World War

This project focused on increasing access to First World War archival material held in The British Postal Museum and Archive.

The Diamond War Memorial
The Diamond War Memorial

Projects

Diamond War Memorial Project

The Holywell Trust led on this project to create a shared public space centred on the War Memorial in the Diamond area of Derry-Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

Craven's Part in the Great War
Craven's Part in the Great War artifacts

Projects

Craven's Part in the Great War

This project was based on an idea taken from an original book, published by the Craven Herald in 1920, commemorating every soldier from the Craven District who fell in the First World War.

Linda Wood (centre), descendant of the captain of sunken trawler, Alberta, with the dive team
Linda Wood (centre), descendant of the captain of sunken trawler, Alberta, visits with the dive team

Projects

Discover Shipwrecks of the River Humber Area

Shipwrecks of the River Humber tells the untold story of Grimsby’s fisherman who went out on trawlers during the First World War.

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