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Scottish World War I poster collection to appear online
A collection of World War I propaganda posters is to be made available online as a digital archive. Around 300 posters that were collected by the secretary of the McLean Museum in Greenock, Scotland, during the conflict are being digitised … Continue reading
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Tagged centenary, Greenock, Inverclyde, museums, news, posters, propaganda, Scotland
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RBL poppy planting campaign saved after HLF snub
A Royal British Legion project to plant poppies across the UK has been saved, despite its being turned down for Heritage Lottery Funding. The project had applied for £92,000, but this was rejected by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) because … Continue reading
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Tagged B&Q, centenary, Daily Telegraph, David Davies MP, Heritage Lottery Fund, news, Peace Pledge Union, poppies, Royal British Legion
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Mansfield appeal for Trent to Trenches exhibition
People in Nottinghamshire are being asked to bring objects and heirlooms related to World War I to Mansfield Library on Sunday 19th May from 11am – 3pm. The Mansfield Chad reports that Nottinghamshire Council is looking to collect items such as … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, centenary, events, Mansfield, news, Nottingham, Trent to Trenches
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Preston announces Centenary plans
Officials at the Lancashire town of Preston are eager to mark the Centenary of the First World War with some major events, reports the Lancashire Evening Post. Among the proposals are a plan project films of the war in the … Continue reading
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Tagged centenary, events, Lancashire, Lancashire Evening Post, news, Preston
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Adrian Van Klaveren to lead BBC coverage of WW1 Centenary
Adrian Van Klaveren, the former Radio 5 Live controller who lost his job following Jimmy Savile scandal, will head up the BBC’s World War I Centenary coverage next year. Van Klaveren will oversee all of the corporation’s related programming across … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914-1918, Adrian Van Klaveren, BBC, centenary, news, Radio 5 Live
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CWGC unveils first Belgian info panels
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has placed the first of up to 65 Visitor Information Panels in Belgium. They are at Ypres Town Cemetery and Extension and the Potijze Chateau Cemeteries. Some 500 such panels are due to be installed … Continue reading
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Tagged battlefields, Belgium, centenary, CWGC, information, remembrance, tourism, visitors, war graves
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First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 