United Kingdom – Page 30 – First World War Centenary News Archive

November 23, 2013 CN Editorial Team

National Historic Ships UK receives Heritage Lottery Fund grant for Centenary project

National Historic Ships UK has received a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £64,700 for its project War and the Sea – A Maritime Centenary.

November 23, 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.

November 24, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Film maker seeks support for ‘We That Are Left’ First World War production

As the Centenary of the First World War approaches, many independent and community based projects to mark the conflict are emerging.

November 28, 2013 CN Editorial Team

The National Library of Wales launches new £1 million First World War digital archive

The National Library of Wales has launched a digital archive entitled The Welsh Experience of the First World War.

November 28, 2013 CN Editorial Team

First World War remains unearthed at the Ulster Tower, Somme

The Somme Association has announced that during roadworks and improvements at the Ulster Tower, First World War remains were discovered.

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.

November 29, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Great War veterans displayed at railway show in Birmingham, England

The forthcoming Centenary of the First World War, and the crucial role of railways in the conflict, have been highlighted at one of Britain’s biggest model railway shows.

November 30, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘Sacred soil’ ceremony takes place in London

BBC News reports that ‘sacred soil’ from Belgian First World War battlefields, which was presented to the UK at a ceremony in Ypres, arrived at the Guards Museum on the 30th November 2013.

December 2, 2013 CN Editorial Team

UK mint to produce special First World War Centenary coin series

The Royal Mint has announced that it will produce a five year coin series to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

December 2, 2013 CN Editorial Team

London Transport Museum calls for family stories about First World War bus drivers for Centenary project

The London Transport Museum plans to mark the Centenary of the outbreak of the First World War by collecting stories about wartime bus drivers.