The new musical – Four Winters at War – has been written by local playwright, Peter Sidgwick to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Great War. It will be performed in the Bi
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A new memorial honouring 160 servicemen from Chadsmoor who fell in World War 1 has been erected in Chadsmoor. Campaigners raised £12, 000 towards the Portland stone memorial which has been
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The Gallipoli Campaign began 100 years ago. This year, the hundreds of thousands of men from across the world who lived, fought and died at Gallipoli a century ago are being remembered. On 2
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Lichfield Cathedral has been named as one of 31 cathedrals to receive a grant from government-sponsored scheme, the First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund. The fund was set up to s
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A tribute is being planned to establish and maintain a lasting memorial which acknowledges the horse’s unfaltering service to mankind throughout times of conflict, work and in sport, r
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Anna Wilson from Civic Voice highlights the funding available to groups to assist in the preservation of war memorials – It is absolutely right that we help communities up and down the
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Superact has just launched a free WWI music and history Resource Pack on-line suitable for nurseries, schools, colleges and community groups. The pack includes a wonderful introduction fr
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Thursday 5th March saw a paving stone unveiling ceremony to commemorate the 145 overseas-born World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross. As part of the Centenary commemorations of World W
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Members of the public on Cannock Chase on Sunday afternoon were lucky enough to see a slice of living history as uniformed WW1 soldiers were taken through their drills. Cast from the Lichfie
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The Cannock Chase AONB Partnership has been awarded nearly £10,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to deliver a project which focuses on interpreting Cannock Chase’s rich First World War h
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