Belgium – Page 7 – First World War Centenary News Archive

November 29, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘Sacred soil’ from Belgium arrives in London for Centenary memorial garden

BBC News reports on the arrival of soil from First World War Belgian battlefields which will be used for a Centenary memorial garden at Wellington Barracks, London.

December 9, 2013 CN Editorial Team

English Premier League to mark Centenary of Christmas Truce with 3G pitch in Ypres

The English Premier League has announced that it will build a floodlit third-generation artificial pitch to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War.

December 18, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Artist plans to mark First World War Centenary with ‘My Flanders’ Field’

Artist Sylvia Bollé is marking the Centenary of the First World War with her new artwork 'My Flanders' Field', which she hopes to exhibit internationally in 2014.

December 22, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Belgium and France plan to “woo Indian tourists” with First World War Centenary

Business Standard reports that tourism boards from Belgium and France are planning to attract Indian tourists during the Centenary.

January 29, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Petition to honour executed nurse Edith Cavell on UK Centenary coin passes 50,000 names

Almost 51,000 people have now backed a campaign to have the executed British nurse, Edith Cavell, honoured on a £2 coin commemorating the First World War Centenary.

February 23, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Chorus launches – 600 international young singers to perform at the Royal Albert Hall

Sing UK is bringing together a chorus of young people from four of the former combatant nations of the First World War – Belgium, England, France and Germany – for a special Centenary concert.