South Gloucestershire Council
South Gloucestershire in the First World War Project: 2014 – 2018
This project commemorates the contribution of the local people during the First World War and the challenges they faced. The project is unique because many of the WW1 projects only ran for the first year of the centenary. This project runs from 2014 – 2018, the full span of the centenary of the Great War. It is funded by the HLF and South Gloucestershire Council.
The elements used by the project are wide-ranging, diverse and innovative, from online learning resources, school visits, and a social media drama on ‘Twitter’ to the use of QR codes. With a local South Gloucestershire focus it encourages a wide range of people to want to find out more about the history of their local area during the First World War.
There are 62 war memorials in South Gloucestershire and an estimated 1500 names of people who were killed. This part of the project enables all the family and military information that can be found of each of those names in one place on the project website.
A QR (Quick Read) code
www.southglos.gov.uk/ww1 for further information Cherry Hubbard, Project Engagement Officer, cherry.hubbard’southglos.gov.uk
A Forgotten Landscape Project
This season’s talks will be at Tockington Methodist Church, Lower Tockington Road, Tockington BS32 4LG.
Talks start at 7:30 and run for about an hour. Talks are free but you MUST book your place at http://www.aforgottenlandscape.org.uk/get-involved/events/
For AFL Project news, events and opportunities, generally, www.aforgottenlandscape.org.uk/get-involved Or contact Katie Scaife on 01454 863 043 or Katie.scaife@southglos.gov.uk
