The WW1 Community Platform is a digital repository for community-created and collected data, research, artefacts and e-resources, making the content available for future generations and research ventures. The contributors featured on these pages received funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to research the legacies of the First World War, locally and nationally, across the United Kingdom.
Use the search options below to explore these projects in greater detail and the valued contributions they have made to public understandings of the Great War. |
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Carrickfergus Museum |
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Battlebags and Blimps - Exploring the legacies of Whitehead's First World War Aerodrome |
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https://www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk/things-to-do/museums-arts/carrickfergus-museum-and-civic-centre/battlebags-and-blimps/ |
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The airship station site at Bentra was a small but important link in a chain of naval and aviation bases all around the coast of Ireland, which were instrumental in winning the First World War. The Royal Naval Air Service airships operating from here carried out their roles of surveillance and deterrence, that helped combat the deadly German U-Boat menace. To raise awareness and appreciation of this almost forgotten aspect of local heritage, a Heritage Lottery funded community engagement... |
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Region:- Northern Ireland; County:- Co. Antrim; Administrative Area:- Belfast; Place:- Belfast |
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Chedworth Remembers The Great War |
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Chedworth Remembers The Great War |
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https://chedworth.org.uk/ |
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The aims of the Chedworth Remembers project are to research and record the stories of the 142 men of our village who served in the Great War together with the stories of the families whom they left at home. The project also seeks to inform and educate on our heritage as widely as possible, to refurbish an important memorial and to create new memorials to the fallen. In outline: To record those stories in an e-book form to be made freely available on the web and in CD format To lodge detailed... |
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Region:- South West England; County:- Gloucestershire; Administrative Area:- The Cotswolds; Place:- Chedworth |
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Clements Hall |
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The impact and legacy of the First World War on our neighbourhood in York |
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http://www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/ |
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This project aims to explore, share and understand our WW1 heritage, within our local community: the Clementhorpe, South Bank Nunnery Lane districts of York. Our Local History Group and other volunteers will develop skills in historical research, creating activities and events to engage with a range of local organisations, especially those involving cross-generations, older residents and young people. Activity based on historical research by local people within the community may result in... |
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Region:- Yorkshire and the Humber; County:- North Yorkshire; Administrative Area:- North Yorkshire; Place:- York |
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Culture Coventry |
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Lest We Forget |
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https://www.theherbert.org/learning/projects/lest_we_forget.aspx |
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Lest We Forget The Story
Introduction
Little did we know (Herbert Media Team) when planning Coventrys contribution to the WW1 for the Heritage Lottery Fund Lest We Forget project how much of a challenge it would turn out to be on physical and emotional resources for participants and tutors or how rewarding it would be.
With the main aim for the participants of What do they know now about their WW1 Cultural Heritage than before the project The course was initially... |
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Region:- West Midlands; County:- Warwickshire; Administrative Area:- Coventry; Place:- Coventry |
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Cyngor Tref Criccieth (Criccieth Town Council) |
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Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf ddoe a heddiw, Cofio cyfraniad Cricieth - (The First World War Yesterday and Today, Commemorating Criccieth's Contribution) |
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https://museum.wales/first_world_war/ |
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Bydd is grwp Cyngor Tref Cricieth, Grwp Cynllun Cymunedol Cricieth, yn cydweithio efo Neuadd Goffa Cricieth, myfyrwyr chweched dosbarth Coleg Meirion Dwyfor a phlant ysgol gynradd Ysgol Treferthyr ar brosiect: i ymchwilio i ac i ddysgu am gyfraniad Cricieth i'r Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf a'r effaith a gafodd ar y dref, yr ardal a'r bobl i gydweithio efo beirdd, cerddorion ac artistiaid lleol i greu cyfres o arddangosfeydd (yn cynnwys un digidol), gosodiadau a chofebion cyfoes erbyn Tachwedd 2018 i nodi... |
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Region:- Wales; County:- Gwynedd; Administrative Area:- Eifionydd; Place:- Criccieth |
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