Events – Page 8 – First World War Centenary News Archive

March 12, 2014 CN Editorial Team

European leaders to mark First World War Centenary with summit in Ypres

European Union leaders will open their June summit in the Belgian city of Ypres to commemorate the Centenary of the the start of the First World War.

March 14, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Tower of London to mark First World War Centenary with more than 800,000 ceramic poppies

The Tower of London has announced that it will mark the Centenary of the outbreak of the First World War with an art installation and programme of events.

March 19, 2014 CN Editorial Team

World Poetry Day launch for international Centenary cultural events and performances

The impact of the poetry and literature of the First World War is to be examined in a wide programme of international cultural events and performances.

March 24, 2014 CN Editorial Team

US President Obama to commemorate First World War with King Philippe on visit to Belgium

President Barack Obama will travel to Belgium this week, where he will attend a wreath-laying ceremony in Flanders.

March 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

‘War and the Horse’: English Heritage commemorates First World War Centenary

The role of cavalry soldiers and their horses will be the focus for First World War Centenary commemorations in 2014 at historic sites cared for by English Heritage.

March 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Professor Gary Sheffield dubs UK ‘lights out’ Centenary plan a “gimmick”

Professor of War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, Gary Sheffield, has described an initiative which asks people to switch off their lights to mark the First World War Centenary as a “ludicrous gimmick”.

March 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Call for ‘lights out’ across UK on August 4 to mark First World War Centenary

People across the UK will be invited to commemorate the First World War Centenary by turning off their lights on 4th August 2014, the 100th anniversary of Britain declaring war on Germany.

April 4, 2014 CN Editorial Team

St. Symphorien cemetery in Belgium: preparing for shared First World War remembrance on August 4

Centenary News Deputy Editor, Peter Alhadeff, visits St.Symphorien military cemetery in Belgium as it prepares for commemorations on 4th August 2014 marking the start of the First World War 100 years ago.

April 6, 2014 CN Editorial Team

St. Symphorien in Belgium: preparing for shared First World War remembrance on August 4

Centenary News Deputy Editor, Peter Alhadeff, visits St.Symphorien military cemetery in Belgium as it prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War.

Author: Peter Alhadeff

April 6, 2014 CN Editorial Team

St. Symphorien in Belgium: preparing for shared First World War remembrance on August 4

Centenary News Deputy Editor, Peter Alhadeff, visits St.Symphorien military cemetery in Belgium as it prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War.