Blore Rural District History Society
Monday, 16th December 2013 ‘Our Great War Project’ has been launched by Blore Rural District History Society . Covering the villages of Ashley, Broughton, Croxton, Hales and M
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Berkswich History Society to launch two books
Friday, 29th November 2013. On Monday 5th May 2014 Berkswich History Society will host a book launch at St. Thomas’ Church, Walton-on-the-Hill, near Stafford. The Society have been gi
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Staffordshire Regiment Museum’s new trench
Friday 29th November 2013. The Staffordshire Regiment Museum opened their re-designed Great War trench system in November. The 500 feet trench system contains scrape holes, gun positions, a
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Messines Model on BBC West Midlands
Monday, 21 October 2013 The Messines Model on Cannock Chase, excavated during September, will feature in the BBC West Midlands tv programme ‘Inside Out’ tonight at 7.30pm. The di
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Research into Eccleshall’s Great War fallen
Eccleshall Historical Society have launched a project to commemorate the centenary of the Great War. They are looking for help to research the stories of those named on the town War Memori
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‘Operation Kiwi’ draws to a close
‘Operation Kiwi’, the community archaeology project to excavate the Messines Model on Cannock Chase, is coming to a close. More than two weeks of excavation finished at the wee
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Excavation of World War 1 Messines model to go ahead in September
In a project led by Staffordshire County Council and funded by Natural England, a large concrete terrain model on Cannock Chase, representing a section of the Great War battle of Messines Ri
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New booklet: Great War Camps of Cannock Chase
This new booklet is a short guide to the extensive camps which were built on Cannock Chase for military training purposes during World War I (1914-1918). Drawing on documentary and archaeolo
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New resource for family and local historians
Staffordshire Archives & Heritage Service have produced a new Staffordshire and the Great War Archive Pack . Ideal for anybody with an interest in Staffordshire’s part in World War I (
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- Blore Rural District History Society
- Berkswich History Society to launch two books
- Staffordshire Regiment Museum’s new trench
- Messines Model on BBC West Midlands
- Research into Eccleshall’s Great War fallen
- ‘Operation Kiwi’ draws to a close
- Excavation of World War 1 Messines model to go ahead in September
- New booklet: Great War Camps of Cannock Chase
- New resource for family and local historians