Dr Roisin Higgins who is leading the Dear Mrs Pennyman project
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Dear Mrs Pennyman
Dr Roisín Higgins explores the project that is sharing recently discovered stories of women who lost loved ones during the First World War.
First World War
Richard Bellamy, Pennaeth CDL Cymru
Patrick Olner
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Tales of the trenches and home front retold
To coincide with an event to be held at the Senedd in Cardiff as part of Remembrance Week, Head of HLF Wales (HLF), Richard Bellamy, outlines how its funds have helped groups to better understand the impact of the First World War
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Education Minister launches new Wales at War platform
Yesterday (2 November), the National Library of Wales launched a new Wales at War platform at St Cyres School, Penarth – a major, bilingual digital resource for schoolchildren, teachers and anyone with an interest in the First World War and its impact on Welsh communities.
Sgowtiaid 1af Porthaethwy ar Bont Menai
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1st Menai Bridge Scout Group wins Heritage Lottery support
The 1st Menai Bridge Scout Group has received funding for a challenging project to explore the role of Snowdonia and Anglesey Scouts and Scouting during the First World War.
Understanding the shadows of the Somme
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Understanding the shadows of the Somme
With one year until the Centenary of the Battle of the Some, Professor Mark Connelly reflects on the far-reaching impacts of the battle and explores some of the stories waiting to be uncovered.
Narberth Museum continues to inspire
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Keeping the Local Heritage Bonds Alive
With help from HLF, a group of local volunteers helped restore the town’s ‘Bonded Store’. This ws a once closed-off building within Narberth; locked to the local community and a former store of kegs full of duty-free whisky, brandy and rum, only accessible with the opening of double locks on the
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Monumental Powys-wide First World War project receives Heritage Funding
A county-wide First World War project to identify, record and restore all war memorials across Powys has received a £350,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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Wales at War
The impact of the First World War is still felt by us today. It is both a sad but significant part of our national heritage, our national story and our national culture. But the scope of HLF funded work is not just at local level. We are also funding several national, Wales-wide projects which look
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Bradford YMCA to investigate Tea and Remembrance
The project will focus on the positive impact the YMCA made during the war through the provision of tea huts, providing much needed refreshment and respite for the troops. The project will run for a year and will have a 'home base' at Culture Fusion, on Thornton Road in Bradford’s city centre.Young