First World War Centenary

Community films and exhibitions uncovered a wartime story and reconnected local people with their museum

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

Petersfield Museum used the medium of dance to tell the stories of Hampshire residents in the First World War.

Heaton Avenues in Wartime uncovered 10 hidden stories of local residents during the First World War.

Young people in Wythenshawe worked with their local community housing group to learn about Wilfred Owen, a First World War poet who posthumously won the Military Cross.

This project focused on the life of Walter Tull, the first black player for Tottenham Hotspur FC and one of the first black soldiers to have served as an officer during the First World War.

The Friends of Stoke Minster preserved and shared the story of their war memorial window.

Creative Waves Community Arts enabled young and old residents of Worthing to rediscover their town.

This community-led project aimed to expand digital archives and discover the stories of every soldier whose name appears on a Flintshire First World War memorial.

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

Residents of the Langley Estate in Manchester used stories and photographs of their ancestors as inspiration to create a collective poem and film.

Staff and volunteers uncovered a collection of over 3,000 photographs documenting how nursing care and rehabilitation of servicemen and women has changed since 1919.