United Kingdom – Page 68 – First World War Centenary News Archive

November 9, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Events held around UK to mark the first Remembrance Sunday during 2014-18 Centenary

Remembrance Sunday events are being held today at the Cenotaph in London and at memorials in cities, towns and villages throughout the UK.

November 10, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Poppies light up Big Ben on first Centenary Remembrance Sunday

Images of falling poppies were projected onto the Big Ben clocktower at the Houses of Parliament in London to mark Remembrance Sunday in the UK on November 9th 2014.

November 11, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Prime Minister joins WFA in Armistice Day remembrance at the Cenotaph, London

British Prime Minister David Cameron took part in the Western Front Association’s annual remembrance service at the Cenotaph on November 11th 2014, the first Armistice Day of the Great War Centenary.

November 11, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Planting of last Tower of London poppy draws thousands on Armistice Day

Huge crowds flocked to the Tower of London for the planting of the final ceramic poppy on November 11th 2014, the 96th anniversary of the Armistice ending the First World War.

November 16, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Britain honours First World War Victoria Cross soldiers in Pakistan

The British Government has unveiled a plaque in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, honouring three soldiers awarded the Victoria Cross during the First World War.

November 17, 2014 CN Editorial Team

UK supermarket’s Christmas truce advert kicks off debate

The UK supermarket chain, Sainsbury’s, has drawn both criticism and praise for launching a TV advertising campaign featuring the First World War Christmas truce.

November 20, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Christmas truce: European football announces Centenary tribute in Belgium

European football is to commemorate the centenary of the Christmas truce with the unveiling of a new memorial near Ploegsteert in Belgium on December 11th 2014.

November 20, 2014 CN Editorial Team

UK musicians to re-record The Farm’s ‘All Together Now’ to raise money for the British Red Cross and the Shorncliffe Trust

The charity song recorded by the Peace Collective is being released to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Christmas Day Truce, when British and German troops left the trenches to play a game of football.

November 20, 2014 CN Editorial Team

‘Above the Battlefield’ – new videos explore Western Front from the air

Military historian Paul Reed has started filming First World War battlefields from the air for his new website WW1 Revisited.

November 21, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Les Enfants Terribles presents The Trench theatre performance

The Trench has been inspired by the story of miner who was trapped in a tunnel during the First World War. The Trench combines music, puppetry and theatrical performance.

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