The National Lottery Heritage Fund supported WW1-themed projects across the United Kingdom. Below, you can search for content relating to regional divisions in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, or by county, administrative area or localised place. |
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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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Friends of a War Memorial for Bramley |
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To provide educational material that documents the heritage of 500 Bramley war dead |
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http://www.bramleywarmemorial.com/ |
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The Friends of a War Memorial for Bramley are successfully raising funding for a War Memorial and Peace Garden that is scheduled to be unveiled in 2014 - the Centenary of World War One. The fundraising and publicity have engaged all areas of the community in Bramley from residents,local businesses and schools with committed support from Leeds Council. This activity combined with current and earlier research has identified over 500 individuals with a Bramley connection who died in service of... |
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Region:- Yorkshire and the Humber; County:- West Yorkshire; Administrative Area:- Leeds; Place:- Bramley |
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Kildwick and Farnhill Institute Committee |
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Farnhill World War 1 Volunteers Project |
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http://www.farnhill.co.uk/volunteers/ |
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On the day that WW1 conscription was introduced, early in 1916, Farnhill Parish Council created a Roll of Honour - naming the men from the village who were already serving with the armed forces. This list contained 68 names these were the Farnhill WW1 Volunteers. Our project will, in conjunction with the Farnhill and Kildwick Local History Group, research the lives of these men: before, during, and after the war to produce short biographies and to make this biographical information widely... |
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Region:- Yorkshire and The Humber; County:- North Yorkshire; Administrative Area:- Craven; Place:- Farnhill |
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Shipwrecks of the River Humber Area |
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Grimsby's Lost Ships of WW1 |
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http://shipwrecksoftheriverhumber.co.uk/ |
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Grimsbys Fishing Fleet lost over 300 ships during WW1, we will show what these ships did during the First World War. We want to engage volunteers for office based research, and diving research. We will record these lost shipwrecks for everyone and educate the people of Grimsby about their heritage and the role of their ancestors on Grimsbys fishing boats in the first World War. We will leave a full account of their exploits for future generations of Grimsby people. All our volunteers will be... |
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Region:- Yorkshire and the Humber; County:- North East Lincolnshire; Administrative Area:- Grimsby; Place:- Grimsby |
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