First World War Centenary

Local volunteers and school children investigated the impact of the First World War on the people of Charing and shared their research through exhibitions, open days and online.

A group of blind and visually impaired Derbyshire residents explored the history of the First World War and created a piece of tactile artwork.

Inspired by the Dig for Victory Campaign of 1917, adult learners from Scotland’s Rural College designed and built a First World War allotment.

Young people reinterpreted the changing roles of women during the First World War, through letters, films and an exhibition.

Yorkshire Museum of Farming worked with volunteers to create an exhibition for their previously unseen Women’s Land Army Collection.

This community-guided research project, Welling Will Remember Them, told the stories of people from Welling and East Wickham in South East London who fought in the First World War.

The issue of crime on the home front has often been neglected. This project will focus on the impact of the First World War on crime in Bishop's Stortford and surrounding areas.

Nostell Priory engaged the community with a compelling programme telling the stories of the men who died in the First World War and those that survived, with an invitation to research their own ancestry and add to a message wall.

The Green Howards Regimental museum received almost £1million to redevelop its galleries and put on a series of family activities.

People living in Luton took a step back in time to explore what life was like during the First World War and the impact it had on people living in Luton at the time.