United Kingdom – Page 16 – First World War Centenary News Archive

July 3, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Northumberland Fusiliers Museum receives £300,000 grant from Heritage Lottery Fund for Centenary

Heritage Lottery Fund has granted the Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland, England, £300,000 to help it mark the Centenary of the First World War.

July 3, 2013 CN Editorial Team

World War I Voices Project will create an “Auditory Cenotaph” using recordings of First World War Commonwealth PoW voices

South West Artwork is to create a sound archive which will allow people to hear the voices of British & Commonwealth PoWs.

July 4, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Britain and France sign Letter of Intent for Centenary co-operation to aim for “successful and appropriate” commemorations

Britain and France have signed a Letter of Intent about collaborating on Centenary events.

July 4, 2013 CN Editorial Team

UK’s Special Representative for Centenary Commemorations speaks to Centenary News

Centenary News speaks to Dr. Andrew Murrison MP, the British Prime Minster's Special Representative for the Centenary, about plans to work with the French Government for the Centenary.

July 9, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Heritage Lottery Fund provides £1.1 million to York Castle Museum for ‘1914: When the World Changed Forever’

The BBC reports that Heritage Lottery Fund has provided York Castle Museum, England, with a £1.1 million grant for an exhibtion about the outbreak of the First World War.

July 9, 2013 CN Editorial Team

British Field Marshal Douglas Haig’s First World War diary added to UNESCO register

British Field Marshal Douglas Haig’s First World War diary has been added to the UK Memory of the World Register.

July 9, 2013 CN Editorial Team

London’s Cenotaph restored for Centenary: Centenary News speaks to English Heritage

Centenary News has filmed the Cenotaph in London, where restoration work has been carried out in preparation for the Centenary of the First World War.

July 10, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Video: London’s Cenotaph restored for First World War Centenary – Centenary News speaks to English Heritage

Centenary News has filmed the Cenotaph in London, where restoration work has been carried out in preparation for the Centenary of the First World War.

July 12, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Welsh Mametz Wood red dragon memorial to be restored for First World War Centenary

The BBC reports that the Mametz Wood memorial in northern France, dedicated to Welsh troops who fought at the Battle of the Somme in 1916, is to be restored.

July 15, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Controversy over £500,000 restoration of First World War ship for Centenary

The Southern Daily Echo highlights the diverging opinions over Hampshire Council in England’s decision to allocate £500,000 to restore a First World War ship.