Herald Scotland reports that discussions are underway to make Glasgow a centre for the commemorations of the outbreak of the First World War, in light of its hosting of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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Country houses in Yorkshire, England, to organise exhibitions to mark the Centenary of the First World War
The Yorkshire Country House Partnership announces that nine houses will work together to organise a series of exhibitions exploring conflict affecting the houses, including the First World War.
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British soldier from the First World War re-interred at new site
The Manchester Evening News reports that a British First World War soldier, Private Blears, has be re-interred at Swinton Unitarian Chapel, England, after original burial site was bought for development.
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National Library of Wales continues digitisation of First World War documents
The National Library of Wales reports on its continuing efforts to digitise around 200,000 documents either from or relating to the First World War period.
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Legal settlement to pay for Mametz Wood Memorial upkeep, France
This is South Wales reports that the sculptor of the Mametz Wood Memorial has won a legal case for breach of copyright and that the legal settlement will pay to maintain the memorial.
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Centenary News reports on research being carried out into soldiers whose names appear on the English town of Carshalton’s war memorial
Researcher Andrew Arnold is conducting a detailed study of those whose names appear on the war memorial in Carshalton.
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London Metropolitan Archives plan to “tell the stories” of wartime London and Londoners
The London Metropolitan Archives is preparing “to tell the stories of London and Londoners from 1914-1918” with primary sources relating to the period to mark the Centenary of the conflict.
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Florence Nightingale Museum acquires Tardieu oil paintings
Culture 24 reports that the Florence Nightingale Museum, London, England, has acquired a series of oil paintings by Victor Tardieu, which will be used to mark the Centenary of the First World War.
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British House of Lords debates First World War Centenary commemorations in the UK
The BBC’s Democracy Live service covers a debate in the British upper chamber of parliament, (the House of Lords), about how the Centenary of the First World War should be marked in Britain.
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Latest line-up of speakers at the ‘Schools and the Great War Centenary’ Conference at Wellington College, England
Wellington College, Berkshire, England, has updated the agenda for its conference ‘Schools and the Great War Centenary’.
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