Baroness Williams visits Brampton Park
Baroness Williams of Crosby visited Brampton Park in Newcastle Under Lyme on Thursday 23rd July. In 2000 she planted a copper beech on the Park in memory of her mother, Vera Brittain
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Tom Brown Tivey Sculpture
HEROIC Tom Brown Tivey has been immortalised in a sculpture to mark the centenary of the First World War. The 5th North Staffordshire Regiment soldier was awarded a Military Medal for braver
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Tracks to the Trenches Announced
It is with great pleasure that the highly acclaimed “Tracks to the Trenches” (TTTT) First World War centenary event is set to be developed and repeated in May 2016 (TTTT 2) and May 2018*
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Cannock Chase World War 1 Commemoration News
Keep up with commemorative events happening in the Cannock Chase area on www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/worldwar1
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Restoration Work on Hednesford War Memorial
Work has begun on revamping the Hednesford war memorial. Dating back to 1922 it contains names of soldiers who died in the both the First and Second World Wars, and the Korean War. Cannock
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New Documentary about Cecil Wedgwood and Wedgwood Factory Workers
Award winning Stoke-on-Trent film makers, Inspired Film and Video are producing a documentary film and accompanying exhibition about Cecil Wedgwood and the men from the Wedgwood factory who
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Not Just Names
Not Just Names is a new book which looks at the lives of Staffordshire people who died fighting during the Great War. It is a tribute to the Fallen of Cannock Chase which was written by
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Women’s Institute Joins In With Tamworth In Bloom 2015
Tamworth is teaming up with the Women’s Institute (WI) for the 2015 In Bloom campaign – as the borough goes for gold for the sixth year running. This year’s campaign continues the comm
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Anzac Day Commemorations on Cannock Chase
The sacrifices of the First World War were remembered in an Anzac Day service at Cannock Chase’s military cemetery on Saturday 25th April. The service was held on the 100th anniversary
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National Commemoration of Gallipoli Campaign
The National Commemoration to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign and ANZAC Day will take place at the Cenotaph on April 25, 2015. Her Majesty The Queen, The Duke of Edinb
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- Baroness Williams visits Brampton Park
- Tom Brown Tivey Sculpture
- Tracks to the Trenches Announced
- Cannock Chase World War 1 Commemoration News
- Restoration Work on Hednesford War Memorial
- New Documentary about Cecil Wedgwood and Wedgwood Factory Workers
- Not Just Names
- Women’s Institute Joins In With Tamworth In Bloom 2015
- Anzac Day Commemorations on Cannock Chase
- National Commemoration of Gallipoli Campaign