First World War Centenary

The WW1 Near and Far project involved nearly half of the Onslow St Audrey’s school in Welwyn Garden City learning about the First World War.

A group of young people researched the personal stories of families who worked in the local torpedo factory during the First World War.

Inspired by the stories of women who worked in Mustard Gas factories in Bristol during the First World War, local people researched this hidden history and performed a play.

A group of prisoners attending the Learning Centre at HMP Low Moss explored stories of the First World War, and of those incarcerated as conscientious objectors, by using music, art, drama and creative writing.

Young people and communities from the Welsh Valleys uncovered the experiences of Welsh soldiers during the First World War and created digital animations.

Young people from schools in Fulham used archives to discover how the First World War impacted on their area, creating an exhibition, an animation and a drama piece.

This project focused on increasing access to First World War archival material held in The British Postal Museum and Archive.

The Holywell Trust led on this project to create a shared public space centred on the War Memorial in the Diamond area of Derry-Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

This project was based on an idea taken from an original book, published by the Craven Herald in 1920, commemorating every soldier from the Craven District who fell in the First World War.

Shipwrecks of the River Humber tells the untold story of Grimsby’s fisherman who went out on trawlers during the First World War.

Young people revealed the personal histories of Belton House Machine Gun Corps training camp.