First World War Centenary

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

Catholic and Protestant communities were brought together in this project investigating the impact of the First World War on the local area.

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.

Communities across Hertfordshire explored their county’s experience of the First World War, engaging the public by creating an exhibition and website.

Supplies of Horlicks to the troops and the evocative paintings of war artist Paul Nash were just two of the discoveries in this First World War centenary project.

Primary and secondary school children engaged with the stories of local soldiers during the First World War through workshops with local museums and an artist, culminating in an exhibition and open day event for the wider community.

Inspired by the archives held at the Lincolnshire Museum of Life, young people explored Lincoln’s history to develop a radio play about life in the First World War.

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

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

This project created an online database of records held by the British Red Cross on volunteers during the First World War.

Young people from North Tyneside found out how the First World War affected their local communities through a range of creative activities.

Volunteers and local residents have gathered information on 1,700 local men from Tynemouth, all of whom died in the First World War.