News – Page 31 – First World War Centenary News Archive

May 20, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Scottish schools receive funding for First World War battlefield visits

A £1 million fund by the Scottish Government will help every secondary school in Scotland to cover the costs of sending students on educational visits to European battlefields to mark the Centenary.

May 21, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Academics, actors and politicians are among those who criticise Britain’s plans to mark the Centenary of the First World War

A wide ranging group of British public figures have signed an open letter, criticising the nature of national Centenary plans in Britain.

May 21, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Interpreting Telecommunications in the Great War: A workshop for museum interpreters, archivists and historians

A workshop focusing on telecommunications during the First World War is to be held at the University of Leeds, England, on 28th June 2013.

End Date: 28 Jun 2013

May 22, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Belgium announces commemoration plans for the Centenary of the First World War

Belgium has announced its plans to mark the Centenary of the First World War at regional and national levels.

May 22, 2013 CN Editorial Team

British Government responds to criticism over First World War Centenary plans

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has responded to an open letter criticising the nature of national plans to mark the Centenary in Britain.

May 23, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead launches Centenary research project

A project to mark the Centenary in the English borough of Windsor and Maidenhead will map the 186 memorial sites in the area and list the names of fallen soldiers on an interactive website.

May 23, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Australian War Memorial to sell “special range of promotional merchandise” for Centenary

The Canberra Times has reported that the Australian War Memorial will sell “promotional merchandise” during the Anzac Centenary.

May 24, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘Beyond the 1914-1918 Centenary’ lecture series: ‘From the First World War to 9/11’, Brussels

The Beyond the 1914-1918 Centenary initiative has organised a series of European lectures, the next to be held in Brussels.

May 24, 2013 CN Editorial Team

First Minister of Scotland announces five year programme for First World War Centenary

The First Minister of Scotland has announced a five year programme of events, lasting until 2019, to mark the Centenary of the First World War in Scotland.

May 25, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘The Australian experience of captivity in the 20th century’ conference, Canberra

The Australian National University and the Australian War Memorial are to jointly host a conference exploring the experience of Australian prisoners of war in twentieth century conflicts.