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April 2014
Exhibition: The Last Post
A poignant new free exhibition, Last Post: Remembering the First World War, will explore the effect of the events of 1914-18 on the Post Office, its people and the contribution of postal communications to the war effort. It will be on display at the Coalbrookdale Gallery, adjacent to Enginuity Friday 11 April 2014 until Friday 27 March 2015. Before 1914 Post Office communications were vital to everyday life through the telegraph, telephone and postal systems. At the outbreak of war,…
Find out more »Exhibition: Tom, Frank and May – One Family’s Story
Thomas Merry and his wife Elizabeth lived at Blakesley Hall from 1901 to 1932. Their three children, Tom, Frank and May, all played a part in the struggle of the First World War. Tom was an officer in the Army Service Corps based at Rouen working in logistics, Frank fought at Passchendaele with the Artists Rifles (and was wounded in the very action John Nash depicts in his famous painting 'Over the Top') and May enrolled in the Voluntary Aid…
Find out more »Performance: War Correspondents
War Correspondents is the second song theatre performance created by composer Helen Chadwick and choreographer and co-founder of Frantic Assembly, Steven Hoggett, (Oliver award winner for Black Watch) following the success of Dalston Songs commissioned by the Royal Opera House.
Find out more »Conference: Controversies and Reassessments
The third instalment of the popular study days from the University of Wolverhampton's First World War research group will be held on Saturday 26 April and will cover the theme of 'controversies and reassessments'. To book a place, please email Dr Phylomena Badsey. Places are allocated on a 'first come, first served' basis. NB a week before the Day School, any available places will be made available at a reduced rate of £10 to University of Wolverhampton undergraduates, who should contact…
Find out more »Lecture: ‘Attrition on Five Fronts’
To commemorate the centenary of the First World War, the University of Birmingham's Centre for War Studies is delighted to announce the first of a series of lectures by distinguished international historians on important themes to do with the conflict. On April 29th Professor William Philpott (King's College, London) will deliver the John Terraine Memorial Lecture 2014, titled 'Attrition on Five Fronts'. 5.30pm University of Birmingham, Arts Building, Lecture Room 3 All welcome, admission free If you have questions, please contact…
Find out more »May 2014
Talk: Tom, Frank and May
An in-depth talk exploring the First World War centenary exhibition at Blakesley Hall by the grandson of Frank Merry. Blakesley Hall, 11th May, 2pm £5 per person (price includes entry to the house and exhibition)
Find out more »Workshop: Happy Anniversary? Measuring the Impact, Legacy and Success of Anniversary Events
This free, one-day event will bring together people working in different sectors (including museum learning and interpretation, academia, and arts and creative practice) to examine ‘special anniversaries’. It will provide a forum for investigating what is being celebrated or commemorated, why and how. It will investigate what the intended outcomes of such events are and how they can be measured. The workshop aims to share best practice about past and current anniversary events and to affect future decision-making in relation…
Find out more »Performance: Private Peaceful
Winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year, Private Peaceful is by third Children’s Laureate, Michael Morpurgo. Presented by Scamp Theatre and Fiery Angel and directed by Simon Reade.
Find out more »Writing Workshop: Working with Museums and Archives
This one-off workshop organised by Writing West Midlands is an opportunity to explore how working with museums and archives can stimulate your writing. The location is The Pen Museum, site of a former Victorian pen factory and a treasure trove of literature and artefacts relating to the steel pen industry. During the 19th century, it is said that 75 per cent of everything written in the world was with a 'Birmingham' pen. At one time, there were around 100 factories…
Find out more »Exhibition: A Land Fit for Heroes
A Land Fit for Heroes: War and the Working Class 1914-1918 People's History Museum, Manchester A Land Fit For Heroes examines how World War I changed society, radically altering the social, economic, cultural and political outlook of the British people. The museum’s current changing exhibition looks at why people supported the war (and those that didn’t), the role that women played in the war effort, how home life was radically changed, the influence the war had on politics and the labour movement…
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