400 years of Caribbean Contribution to British Heritage and Culture
This week I visited the 400 Years of Caribbean Contribution to British Heritage and Culture exhibition at Solihull Central Library. It is a fine collection of images and information about the role...
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View ArticleDissenting Voices and the Everyday in the First World War
Contribute to a lively exchange of ideas at this three-day event at The National Archives 8-10 September 2016 This three-day conference will examine the Home Front during the First World War. It...
View ArticleVolunteering Opportunity: Civic Voice War Memorial Centenary Listing Project
Throughout the centenary of the First World War Historic England aims to add 2,500 freestanding war memorials to the National Heritage List for England (NLHE), the statutory list of heritage assets of...
View ArticleCall for Papers: Beyond the Western Front -The Global First World War
The Centre for Hidden Histories is proud to announce a two day Conference and Community Showcase, entitled Beyond the Western Front: The Global First World War to take place at the Albert Hall...
View ArticleA clean sweep: Lofthouse Park’s Forgotten History
Community event explores why time stood still for over 1,000 Germans and Austrians in a Yorkshire village during the First World War People from South Leeds, Rothwell, Lofthouse, Outwood and Wakefield...
View ArticleAway from the Western Front project
The Centre for Hidden Histories is delighted to support a new project by Away from the Western Front, which has also attracted support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the British Institute for the...
View ArticleIn Flux – First Public Performance
The Centre for Hidden Histories and Excavate Community Theatre are proud to present In Flux, a performance piece that examines the history of borders in the Middle East and the implications of their...
View ArticleEvent: We Will Remember Them Exhibition
LAUNCH EVENT: Friday 22nd September 6:30pm New Art Exchange 39-40 Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham NG9 6BE The We Will Remember Them project, funded by the Centre for Hidden Histories, aims to uncover...
View Article‘Away from the Western Front’ invites community choirs, musicians, singers...
With ‘Pack Up Your Troubles’ and ‘It’s a Long Way to Tipperary’ we all know songs which grew out of the First World War. Now, Away from the Western Front, a National Lottery-funded project is adding a...
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