Events
Event: Discover the First World War
On 07, Mar 2017 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Discover the First World War with HLF
A workshop for individuals and groups who are considering a bid for HLF funding to run a WW1 project
Event: Birmingham Children of War
On 20, Feb 2017 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Saturday 11th March 1.30 – 4.30pm
Library of Birmingham
Events: Screenings of the Women’s Peace Crusade film
On 11, Feb 2017 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
The Women’s Peace Crusade 1917-1918 in the North West
Call for Papers: What the War Did…Social Change During WW1
On 10, Feb 2017 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
What the War Did…Social Change During World War One
26-27 September 2017
National Memorial Arboretum
Event: Remembering the WW1 Home Front
On 06, Feb 2017 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Remembering the WWI Home Front in the Midlands
Saturday 11 March, 2017, 10am – 3.30pm
Museum of Carpet, Stour Vale Mill, Green Street, Kidderminster DY10 1AZ
Call for Papers: Faith and War in Retrospect: Remorse, Reconciliation and Renewal
On 04, Feb 2017 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
International Network for the Study of War and Religion in the Modern World
Eighth Annual Conference
Event: Remembering the WW1 Home Front in the Midlands
On 14, Jan 2017 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Remembering the WWI Home Front in the Midlands
Saturday 11 March, 2017
Museum of Carpet, Stour Vale Mill, Green Street, Kidderminster DY10 1AZ
Event: Volunteers and Voters
On 07, Jan 2017 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Volunteers and Voters: World War 1 and its legacy
Wednesday 18 January 2017
The HIVE, Worcester
Event: University of Birmingham Great War Centenary Lectures
On 09, Dec 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
University of Birmingham Great War Centenary Lectures
Fourth Series
2017
A prestigious series of lectures to commemorate the anniversary of the First World War, presented by the Centre for War Studies, Department of History, University of Birmingham
Event: Running Between the Lines Symposium
On 06, Dec 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Running between the Lines WW1 Symposium
13 January, 12-4pm
Alexander Stadium, Walsall Road, Birmingham, B42 2LR
Event: The Significance of the First World War Centenary in Transnational Perspective
On 14, Nov 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
The Significance of the First World War Centenary in Transnational Perspective
Talk: Birmingham Children of War Project
On 03, Nov 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Volunteers from the Friends of Birmingham Archives and Heritage will talk about their Heritage Lottery Funded Project: Birmingham Children of War.
Event: Being Human Festival
On 02, Nov 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Being Human Festival
Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, in partnership with the Arts & Humanities Research Council and the British Academy, Being Human is a national forum for public engagement with humanities research. The festival highlights the ways in which the humanities can inspire and enrich our everyday lives, help us to understand ourselves, our relationships with others, and the challenges we face in a changing world.
Event: International Artistic Creation during World War I
On 01, Nov 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
International Artistic Creation during World War I
Interdisciplinary Symposium, Reardon Smith Theatre, National Museum Cardiff,
11 and 12 November 2016
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Project: ‘Whispers’ – Voices of the Great War, July 10th 2016
On 31, Oct 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Taking people of all ages on storytelling sessions around the trench system, that I made at my place of work in Pendine, Carmarthenshire, I realized there was a need to initiate an archive of personal stories.
Lecture: ‘Questioning Commemoration: the Home Front in the First World War’
On 27, Oct 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Tim Curtis Memorial Lecture 2016: ‘Questioning Commemoration: The Home Front in the First World War by Professor Maggie Andrews (University of Worcester)
Wednesday 9th November 7pm, University of Central Lancashire, Foster, Lecture Theatre 4
All Welcome
Workshop: researching newspapers from WW1
On 25, Oct 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Newspaper Research workshop
Liz Palmer, Project Manager for the Birmingham Children of War project, will lead a workshop about the use of newspapers for researching the First World War.
Event: Battle of the Somme film
On 24, Oct 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
The Battle of The Somme, Imperial War Museums UNESCO listed film screening.
Blakesley Hall, Blakesley Road, Birmingham, B25 8RN
13 November 12pm
Performance: Over the Top by Chris Cooper
On 11, Oct 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Over the Top by Chris Cooper
Part 3 of End of Reason 1914 to 1918
TOURING OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 2016
Event: Black Soldiers of WW1
On 01, Oct 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Recognize Black Heritage & Culture presents Black Soldier of WW1 followed by a screening of the film Mutiny.
Event: Cardiff BookTalk, David Jones, In Parenthesis
On 29, Sep 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
In the centenary year of the Battle of the Somme, Cardiff BookTalk returns for 2016/17 with an exciting event considering David Jones’s First World War classic, In Parenthesis.
Event: Battle of the Somme film
On 26, Sep 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
The Battle of The Somme, Imperial War Museums UNESCO listed film screening.
Blakesley Hall, Blakesley Road, Birmingham, B25 8RN
16 October 12pm
Event: Battle of the Somme film screening
On 09, Sep 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
The Battle of the Somme film, re-released with a newly commissioned score, will be shown at BCU Parkside on 18 September at 1pm as part of the Screening Rights festival. There will be a panel discussion after the screening.
Free event
More information here: https://screeningrights.org/srff-2016-programme/
Conference: Volunteers and Voters – speakers announced
On 05, Sep 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Volunteers and Voters: the First World War and its Legacy
Saturday 12 November
University of Worcester, organised by the Women’s History Network, Midlands Region
Conference: Voices of the Home Fronts
On 30, Aug 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Voices of the Home Fronts at The National Archives
Thursday 8 September 2016 to Saturday 10 September 2016
Talk: World War One in the City: Melbourne 1914-1918
On 19, Aug 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
The Australian experience of World War One is often examined through the focus of the battles fought and the individuals doing the fighting. But, as with cities in Europe, the war permeated every facet of urban life in Melbourne, despite its geographical distance from the front.
Event: Screening Rights Film Festival
On 18, Aug 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Following the success of the inaugural film festival last year, Screening Rights is back with a four-day programme of important and inspiring Social Justice films by award-winning and new directors from across the globe. The festival will take place from Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 September.
Conference: Voices of the Home Fronts
On 16, Aug 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Voices of the Home Fronts at The National Archives
Thursday 8 September 2016 to Saturday 10 September 2016
Talk series: We Will Remember Them!
On 16, Aug 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
We Will Remember Them! African & Caribbean Contributions to World Wars One & Two
A series of talks at Church of God Prophecy, Aberdeen Street, Winson Green, Birmingham, B18 7DL
Event: Battle of the Somme film
On 12, Aug 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
The Battle of The Somme, Imperial War Museums UNESCO listed film screening.
Blakesley Hall, Blakesley Road, Birmingham, B25 8RN
11 September 12pm
Event: Children of War in Birmingham
On 11, Aug 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
The Children at War in Birmingham Project by the Friends of Birmingham Archives & Heritage and funded by an HLF Understanding WW1 Then & Now grant, will focus on researching the experiences of children during the tumultuous years of the First World War.
Event: Community Development Day
On 10, Aug 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Minding Black Histories in War Times, in partnership with the Voices of War & Peace WW1 Engagement Centre, and with the African Community Heritage Hub, is a new project that aims to map out and contact different groups working on this area, to learn about each other’s work, reflect on the challenges we’ve all been facing, and share experiences and success stories.
Event: Untold Stories launch
On 09, Aug 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
‘Untold Stories: Birmingham’s Wounded Soldiers from WW1’ by the People’s Heritage Co-operative and funded by an HLF First World War Then & Now grant, focused on those soldiers returning to Birmingham from the Great War with serious physical and psychological injuries.
Event: Child Labour and the First World War
On 26, Jul 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Free talk and study day led by W.E.A. family historian Jackie Depelle and historian of childhood Dr Rebecca Gill.
Join us to investigate the untold story of child labour in the Great War – and discover the role of the local W.E.A. in its abolition.
Conference: Voices of the Home Fronts
On 25, Jul 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Voices of the Home Fronts at The National Archives
Thursday 8 September 2016 to Saturday 10 September 2016
Event: Discovering Soldiers of African & West Indian origin who served in WW1
On 05, Jul 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Care Link West Midlands is organizing a conference on 20th July 2016 from 11.00am to 3.00pm.
Project Launch: They Also Served
On 25, Jun 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Please join us for the launch of They Also Served, an HLF funded project by Churches Together in England that explores the experiences of African and Caribbean servicemen during the First World War.
Conference: Voices of the Home Fronts
On 20, Jun 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Voices of the Home Fronts at The National Archives
Thursday 8 September 2016 to Saturday 10 September 2016
Conference: Beyond the Western Front, The Global First World War
On 18, Jun 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Conference Event: Beyond the Western Front: The Global First World War
Friday 1 and Saturday 2 July 2016
Albert Hall Conference Centre, Nottingham
Event: Somme Sunday at Aston Parish Church
On 17, Jun 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Somme centenary peace and reconciliation events at Aston Parish Church
