From the 'Schools and the Great War Centenary' Conference, filmed by Centenary News, those speaking at the conference detail their thoughts and plans for the Centenary.
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Three Choirs Festival to mark Centenary of the First World War
The Three Choirs Festival is to create its own “choral memorial to the men who died on both sides and to those in each community left behind”, to mark the Centenary of the First World War.
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Scotland 2014: Will the Centenary of the First World War “clash” with the 700 year anniversary of Bannockburn?
The Scotsman publishes an article which suggests that the Centenary of the First World War and the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn may "clash".
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‘The Sunday Times’ reports UK may begin Centenary commemorations in cemetery with equal numbers of British and German war dead
The Sunday Times reports UK may mark start of the Centenary with a service at a cemetery with equal numbers of UK & German war dead.
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Couple undertake “Great War Pilgrimage” of Belgium and France’s burial grounds
The Western Front Association has received word from Steve and Nancy Binks, a couple who are visiting all “Commonwealth Great War Burial Grounds” in Belgium and France.
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Could body armour have saved the lives of soldiers during the First World War?
The Atlantic has published an article which suggests that if body armour had been utilised during the First World War, it may have saved thousands of lives.
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Portuguese Universidade Nova de Lisboa to host ‘Africa and the First World War’ conference
The Portuguese Instituto de História Contemporânea, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, is to host a conference exploring the role Africa played in the First World War.
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New musical ‘The Front’ to be launched in time for the Centenary of the First World War and Anzac
South Australian writer, Lane Hinchcliffe, has written a new musical, The Front, which will be launched “in time for the Centenary Commemorations of ANZAC and the First World War”.
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Author of ‘The Final Whistle’ tells Centenary News about the story behind a London rugby club’s war memorial
Stephen Cooper’s book, The Final Whistle, tells the story of 86 members of Rosslyn Park rugby club who lost their lives during the First World War. He talks to Centenary News’ Dan Hayes.
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Author of ‘The Final Whistle’ tells Centenary News about the story behind a London rugby club’s war memorial
Stephen Cooper’s book, The Final Whistle, tells the story of 86 members of Rosslyn Park rugby club who lost their lives during the First World War. He talks to Centenary News' Dan Hayes.
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