Thousands of people who were involved in the Battle of the Somme will be personally remembered in a new UK Government project, as part of the national Somme commemorations on 1 July. The sto
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We have received an enquiry about the action of the 2nd Battalion South Stafford Regiment outside of Zonnebeke Nov 1914. There were 20 local men involved who should be remembered but there a
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Tolkien’s ‘Immortal Four’ meet for the last time An article by John Garth, inspired by a visitors’ book in Lichfield, has won the Best Article, Tolkien Society Awards
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Memorial Ground is a new piece of choral music by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang, composed to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. It is a piece that singing groups of
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Historic England: The Conservation, Repair and Management of War Memorials This guidance is intended for anyone interested in or responsible for the care of war memorials. This might include
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Interested in the history of the WW1 Military Camps on Cannock Chase? We are looking for volunteers to take part in a 6 month research project to help us find out more about the people who
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J.R.R Tolkien in Staffordshire 1915 – 1918 touring exhibition Launches March 2016 An exciting touring exhibition, organised by The Haywood Society, supported by the Staffordshire Libraries
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“This next year, the big effort must be ours” – Sir John Charteris, 1st January 1916 Although the events which followed this quote, led to human tragedy, the message from S
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William Harold Coltman, was born and brought up in Burton on Trent, and this presentation tells the story of his life. William agreed to go to war, but refused to fight. As a Christian he sa
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The Haywood Society, based in the Parish of Colwich, Stafford Borough, has received £9,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a project ‘J. R. R. Tolkien in Staffordshire, 1915-18�
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