Candlelit vigil to mark WWI centenary

ON the evening of 4 August 2014, 100 years since Britain entered World War One, the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) in Staffordshire will hold a candlelit vigil on the Armed Forces Memorial to commemorate all...

Schools join Poppy project

EVERY school in the UK will receive a pack of poppy seeds to mark the centenary of the First World War thanks to an educational initiative by The Royal British Legion. The project has been made possible by a...

Stars come out for D-Day anniversary

KATHERINE Jenkins will sing a virtual duet of We'll Meet Again with Dame Vera Lynn and Patrick Stewart will lead a cast of actors playing Sir Winston Churchill at a concert to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day...

Celebs line up to record First World War album

THE Prime Minister, comedians, soap stars and Hollywood actors have been brought together in an extraordinary album of spoken word and music, marking the most haunting moments of World War One. The unprecede...