Forests for the fallen
BRITAIN will be given a chance to honour its First World War heroes thanks to a major project being launched by the Woodland Trust.
Under its £20 million Centenary Woods scheme, the Trust is creating four flag...
Rochdale to honour heroes of Gallipoli
A PERMANENT memorial will be unveiled in Rochdale this summer to honour the service of local men who fought in one of the bloodiest campaigns of the First World War and the sacrifices made by their relatives at...
Poppy print aids Service charities
AN amateur photographer has created a limited-edition print of the famous poppy display at the Tower of London to raise money for Blesma, The Limbless Veterans and the Royal British Legion.
Mark Bentley, a s...
The Game of Truce – 100 years on
FOOTBALL remembered last night as the British Army and the German Bundeswehr played out a fitting tribute to WW1.
In front of a packed crowd, the two teams recreated the 1914 Christmas Game of Truce at Alder...
Arboretum has special place in nation’s hearts
THE National Memorial Arboretum has topped a public vote of the favourite places funded by the National Lottery in England over the last 20 years.
The UK’s centre of remembrance, part of The Royal British Le...
Special edition
EARLIER in 2014, families based at Chetwynd Barracks in Nottinghamshire took part in a creative project to produce a new graphic anthology, writes Project Co-ordinator, Katy Culbard.
Funding from Arts Council ...
Forces families release balloons in memory of lost loved ones
MEMBERS of SSAFA’s Bereaved Families Support Group have released hundreds of balloons in memory of loved ones lost through military service.
The act of remembrance took place during a special memorial servic...
World War One commemorations at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Themed wartime tours of the Gardens - 1st November until 30th November 2014
AS part of the commemoration of the Centenary of the entire First World War period (1914-1918) the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is ho...
Great War wreath goes on display at National Memorial Arboretum
A MEMORIAL wreath created from 454 individual handmade beaded poppy brooches to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War is being displayed at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire fo...
Remembering the fallen
IF you live in Norfolk or are planning to visit King’s Lynn in the week ahead, there’s still time to get involved with an interactive and thought-provoking commemorative mural in the Vancouver Quarter shopping ...