United Kingdom – Page 14 – First World War Centenary News Archive

June 11, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Sri Lanka will not be barred from attending Commonwealth Centenary service in Glasgow amid human rights abuse allegations

Herald Scotland reports Sri Lanka will not be banned from a First World War Centenary service for Commonwealth leaders in 2014.

June 12, 2013 CN Editorial Team

English National Ballet announces three part dance programme inspired by the Centenary of the First World War

The English National Ballet has announced that three dance pieces, inspired by the Centenary, will be part of a programme of British choreography entitled Lest We Forget.

June 16, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Plans to construct memorial arch dedicated to First World War soldiers in Folkestone, England

The BBC has reported that a “memorial arch” in honour of First World War troops will be built to mark the Centenary of the outbreak of the conflict.

June 18, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘The First World War was far from futile’

In an article published in The Guardian, Professor Gary Sheffield questions the British Culture Secretary's stance of "set[ting] out the facts" for the Centenary of the First World War.

June 19, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Western Front Association announces speakers for Second President’s Conference

The Western Front Association has announced the keynote speakers for its conference ‘A World At War 1914-18 – 1913: The Prelude to War’.

June 20, 2013 CN Editorial Team

First World War trawler in South Georgia could return to city of Hull, England, for Centenary

Merco Press reports that an historic First World War trawler on the South Atlantic island of South Georgia, originally from the English city of Hull, could be returned to city for the Centenary.

June 21, 2013 CN Editorial Team

British MPs debate First World War Centenary commemoration plans

The BBC’s Democracy Live has recorded a debate amongst British Members of Parliament about plans to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War in the UK.

June 22, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘Why we should remember the bravery of World War One journalists’

An article in The Independent, written by Richard Evans, considers the "bravery" of journalists during the First World War.

June 23, 2013 CN Editorial Team

David Beckham could be called upon to play in Centenary ‘Christmas Truce’ football match

The Daily Mail reports that former England football captain David Beckham could be called upon to play in a Centenary football match in 2014 to mark the ‘Christmas Truce’ of 1914.

June 24, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Finding Identities: Lancashire and the First World War conference, England

The University of Central Lancashire, England, will host a conference exploring Lancashire’s role in the First World War.

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