Here are more Centenary News photos of today’s remembrance event in Scarborough – 100 years after the bombardment of the town.
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Scarborough remembers the bombardment of the seaside town 100 years ago today
Centenary News reports from the British seaside town of Scarborough – where a remembrance event was held this morning (Tuesday December 16th 2014), exactly a 100 years after the town was shelled by German destroyers.
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Centenary Update: Hartlepool also marks bombardment with day of commemorations
As well as events in Scarborough, tributes were also paid today to the 130 people who were killed when German warships attacked the port of Hartlepool on December 16th 1914.
Continue reading100 years on: remembering the raids on England’s North Sea coast
Commemorations are being held in Scarborough and Hartlepool on December 16th 2014 to mark the 100th anniversary of their bombardment by the Imperial German Navy.
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Reflections on the Scarborough bombardment remembrance event
On Tuesday, 16th December 2014, the Centenary News editor attended the remembrance event in Scarborough, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the bombardment of the seaside town. Here’s his personal reflections of his visit.
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Reflections on the Scarborough bombardment remembrance event
On Tuesday, 16th December 2014, the Centenary News editor attended the remembrance event in Scarborough, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the bombardment of the seaside town. Here's his personal reflections of his visit.
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Christmas truce: Prince William unveils ‘Football Remembers’ tribute in UK
The Duke of Cambridge has unveiled a memorial to the 1914 Christmas truce as part of the ‘Football Remembers’ tribute in the UK to those who fell in the First World War.
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Christmas truce single ‘All Together Now’ enjoys tax break
The UK Government has announced that VAT (Value Added Tax) will be waived on sales of the Christmas truce charity song ‘All Together Now.’
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Christmas truce: street art marks Centenary in London and Berlin
German and British street artists have worked together on twinned projects in London and Berlin to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1914 Christmas truce.
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100 Years Ago Today: The Christmas Truce
The historic ceasefires along the Western Front, today remembered as the Christmas truce, started on Christmas Day 1914 when gunfire briefly gave way to gifts and greetings in ‘no-man’s land.’
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