RAF Museum London is hosting a display of thousands of paper planes in their H2 First World War galleries from 19 October 2018 – 9 January 2019. As part of Remember RAF100, the Name Your Plane project identified 4,805 Flying Service and war graves across the...
The Military Wives Choirs are taking part in Motherhood, Loss and the First World War, our project which acknowledges the universality of bereavement as the defining experience of the First World War with a special focus on the impact on mothers — an overlooked aspect...
On 5 and 6 September historians and community groups came together for the Motherhood, Loss and the First World War conference at Senate House to explore maternal bereavement and the impact of the war on mothers. The conference was led by Big Ideas in partnership with...
Start planning for Black History Month and Remembrance Are you interested in taking part in commemorative World War One projects this autumn? We have educational projects that are ideal for Remembrance activities and commemoration in November 2018 which explore...
During WW1, women in the village of Longstock, Hampshire trained to be bell ringers to take the place of male ringers at war. Ringing was largely a male preserve before WW1 but female ringers were trained across the country to keep the bells sounding. We held a...
We recently ran a workshop with members of the Asha Neighbourhood Project based on our Motherhood, Loss and the First World War project. The workshop was a chance for the participants to develop confidence in their communication skills, gain confidence in creativity...
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