Britain’s Minister for Sport, Tourism and Equalities, Helen Grant, has announced £51,000 of Heritage Lottery Fund support for six First World War projects.
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Sir Max Hastings: UK’s Centenary must explain that the First World War “was ghastly, but it was not futile”
On the BBC current affairs programme, The Daily Politics, Sir Max Hastings and Dr. Andrew Murrison MP took part in a discussion about plans to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War.
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UK commissions leading artists for First World War Centenary
Britain is commissioning works by leading artists from the UK and around the world to mark the Centenary of the First World War.
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‘Poppies for Schools’ project to mark First World War Centenary expands
A local campaign to plant poppies in schools – which has attracted global attention – is set to expand.
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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.
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English and German football teams to recreate Christmas Truce football match
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded an £8,300 grant which will allow the twinned towns of Newark in England and Emmendingen in Germany to recreate the ‘Christmas Truce’.
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Heritage Lottery Fund grants of £100,000 to Northern Irish communities will help mark Centenary
Communities in Newry and Mourne in Northern Ireland have been awarded almost £100,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund to help mark the Centenary of the First World War.
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‘Remembering the Great War’ exhibition at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 2014
The National Galleries of Scotland has announced that it will hold a “thought-provoking and poignant” exhibition to mark the Centenary of the First World War.
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Duke of Kent opens new museum at HQ of Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Duke of Kent has opened a new museum at the headquarters of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in Maidenhead.
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Project exploring Hertfordshire during the First World War receives £98,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant
A research-based project exploring the experience of the English county of Hertfordshire during the First World War has received a £98,000 grant.
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