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War & Society
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| Group Leader | Venue | Frequency | Day | Time |
| Tony Broadbent |
Methodist Hall | Monthly |
Ist Monday |
10.00am |
About the Group (War & Society)
The group has recently
changed the scope from World War 1 to War and Society. Please
contact Tony Broadbent for more information. What follows below
is historical information about the WW1 activities.About
the Group (WW1)
Historical information onlyMembers present, listen or watch, or simply chat about, many aspects of World War 1: its causes, its songs and poetry, its battles, land, sea and air and the history and development of those arms.
Subjects have included War Poetry, Gallipoli, the war at sea and in the air (Albert Ball), the Tunnellers’ War, the Mutiny at Etaples, the last days of WW1 and we have indulged more personal stories and interests with settings varying from the Western Front to Keyworth, to Gallipoli. Films watched, discussed or envisaged include Oh What a Lovely War, All Quiet on the Western Front, Paths of Glory. Occasional sorties have included the Imperial War Museum and the Theatre Royal [Journey’s End].
WW1 Commemorating Conflict Saturday 17th November 2018
11.00am to 4.00pm Centenary Lounge Keyworth Village Hall
Some
remarkable research underpinned our contributions to this event held to mark the
Armistice Day Centenary. The contributions included poetry and songs,
artefacts and posters and a powerpoint presentation of the background and aftermath of Armistice which can be viewed below.Part 1 How the Armistice Came About (slides 1 - 34)
Part 2 The Armistice and the Last 100 Years (slides 35 - 79)
Part 3 Remembrance (slides 80 - 161)
Part 2 The Armistice and the Last 100 Years (slides 35 - 79)
Part 3 Remembrance (slides 80 - 161)
Use the arrows bottom left to move to the next or previous slide at your own pace. Alternatively between these arrows is the play / pause slideshow button which gives 5 seconds per slide. To go to a particular slide number click on the down arrow.
To print the poster click here.
WW1 Centenary Recital 4th August 2014 - An Anthology of Members Poems and Readings
On the 4th August
1914 Britain declared war on Germany and the World
was plunged into World War I, which was to last until November 1918. To
mark the centenary of this event the World War I History Group gathered
at the Memorial Gates to the Rectory Field on the 4th August
this year and members recited poems or contributed readings, some of
which were dedicated to relatives or local residents who gave their
lives in this “War to end all wars”.
An anthology has been compiled and can be read in the panel below. To scroll down and up, left-mouse-click in the panel and use the down and up keyboard arrows, to go forward or backwards one page use the right and left keyboard arrows. If the document does not appear in the panel below (e.g. with some versions of Internet Explorer) it can be downloaded and read using this link: Anthology PDF.
An anthology has been compiled and can be read in the panel below. To scroll down and up, left-mouse-click in the panel and use the down and up keyboard arrows, to go forward or backwards one page use the right and left keyboard arrows. If the document does not appear in the panel below (e.g. with some versions of Internet Explorer) it can be downloaded and read using this link: Anthology PDF.
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