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FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY COMMEMORATIONS
The Government’s programme:
Key messages: Government will lead the nation in appropriate acts of remembrance and commemoration; provide encouragement and support for people from all sections of society – but particularly young people - to engage with the legacy of the First World War; enable communities and individuals to participate in the centenary in a way which is appropriate and meaningful for them; support and champion key organisations in their activities to generate greater awareness of the First World War; lead on the creation of a public programme of cultural events and activities to actively engage the public, especially those people outside the usual “remembrance” audience; ensure that the UK plays an appropriate role on the world stage in relation to the centenary plans of Commonwealth and other countries. Contact for further information: [email protected]
National Events (in partnership with CWGC):
Key message: national events will provide an opportunity to remember the loss and sacrifice of this turning point in world history, but in a way which engages a new – and younger – audience.
4 August 2014 commemorative events (entry of the British Empire to the War)
Commonwealth-themed service at Glasgow Cathedral in the morning;
Event at St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons at dusk with an Anglo-German focus;
Vigil at Westminster Abbey, replicated throughout the CofE, other churches, other faiths and non-faith settings;
Other activity:
Service at Belfast Cathedral;
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Centenary-related theme at Eisteddfod in Llanelli;
Centenary reflected in BBC Proms season;
“Step Short” parade and unveiling of new memorial in Folkestone, Kent
25 April 2015 commemorative event to mark the Gallipoli Campaign (major theatre of war outside Europe)
1 June 2016 commemorative event to mark the Battle of Jutland (to commemorate the war at sea)
1 July 2016 commemorative event to mark the Battle of the Somme at Thiepval Memorial, France
11 November 2018 commemorative activity to mark Armistice day
Contact for further information: [email protected]
Cultural Programme:
Key message: The First World War Centenary Cultural Board will deliver a programme which will celebrate the culture inspired by the events of the War; use culture to reach and engage a wide demographic – in particular, young people; deliver a shared moment(s) of popular, UK-wide participation; have resonance with the centenary but which ensures the commemorations go beyond its military aspects; be accessible and engaging, and stimulate a desire on the part of a wide demographic to ask questions and learn more.
the finest contemporary artists will be invited to look afresh at the First World War and the wider social, political, scientific and technological developments of the period, exploring the full range of their resonance today.
The programme will centre around three key moments: 4 August 2014 (anniversary of declaration of war), July 2016 (Battle of the Somme) and November 2018 (centenary of the Armistice).
Central to the programme will be commissions and co-commissions of new work by leading artists from around the world.
A series of artist-led creations, events and activities will take place across the UK.
Contact for further information: [email protected]
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International engagement:
Key message: The war was a truly global conflict involving countries throughout the world. The Government’s programme will reflect the contribution of our Commonwealth partners and will ensure that the British Government plays an appropriate part in the centenary activity of other countries.
Ensuring appropriate international representation in the UK programme and high level representation at overseas events.
Supporting British Posts overseas to mark the centenary in ways that are appropriate and meaningful locally.
Identifying Government policy goals that could be enhanced by centenary activity such as work on conflict prevention and resolution.
Developing centenary activity through public diplomacy. Contact for further information: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, [email protected]
Other Government initiatives:
Commemorating FWW VC Recipients Key message: Victoria Cross recipients will be at the heart of the Government’s plans to commemorate the centenary of the First World War. Special commemorative paving stones will be laid in the home towns of all those in the United Kingdom awarded the Victoria Cross for valour ‘in the face of the enemy’ during the conflict.
A DCLG-led programme to honour First World War VC recipients by the placing of commemorative paving stones in their hometowns.
The paving stones’ design will be decided by competition.
The Government believes that this initiative will raise interest in acts of conspicuous gallantry and provide a focus and lasting legacy for local communities.
We are exploring the scope to extend this to overseas VC recipients, and all other VC and GC recipients.
Contact for further information: DCLG, [email protected]
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Centenary Apprenticeships Key message: The National Apprenticeship Service (part of the Skills Funding Agency) has developed a Centenary Apprenticeship programme which will give young people the unique opportunity to be part of an important commemoration while also acquiring skills that are valuable and relevant today.
Britain has a long history of Apprenticeships, which stretches back to the guilds of the Middle Ages, whilst todays Apprenticeship Programme reflects the broad sweep of the modern economy.
We hope the Centenary Apprenticeship Programme will make businesses reflect on how the skills of their workforce may have developed over the past 100 years, including for example, through the use of technology.
The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) will initially look to engage 100 businesses by Armistice Day 2013 (approx 100 days).
The aim is to sign up businesses which:
existed 100 years ago,
and/or focus on skills and/or crafts with a modern application and
who employ and/or wish to employ apprentices in these skill areas.
Contact for further information: National Apprenticeship Service, [email protected]
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New Help for War Memorials
Key message: There is already a considerable amount of money available for the conservation and repair of war memorials. But we need to provide the means of making the available support more accessible to people.
There is already considerable expert knowledge and support available across bodies such as English Heritage, War Memorials Trust, the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Imperial War Museum.
This measure will signpost people to the kind of help they are seeking through an easy to navigate on-line resource; whether their question relates to the repair, maintenance or safeguarding of memorials across the UK or just to find out more about a particular memorial.
Contact for further information: [email protected] Existing help for War memorials
War Memorials Trust (WMT) works for the protection and
conservation of war memorials within the UK to ensure they
remain part of our communities forever. War Memorials Trust
administers grant schemes which cover the whole of the UK.
Grants are for conservation and repair of war memorials and all
grant schemes are open to anyone to apply; individuals or
organisations, including councils. Information on grants, eligibility
and how to apply: www.warmemorials.org
In Memoriam 2014 War Memorials Trust is working in partnership
with the SmartWater Foundation on a project called In Memoriam
2014 which will provide greater protection for war memorials in
the United Kingdom. The project will work to locate, log and
protect thousands of war memorials across the UK using cutting
edge forensic technology. In Memoriam 2014 is supported by the
Royal British Legion and the Cadet Forces. Further information:
www.inmemoriam1914.org
Historic Scotland The Scottish Government through Historic
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Scotland launched the Centenary Memorials Restoration Fund in
January 2013 which has made available £1m through the period
2013-2018 to restore all types of war memorials in Scotland.
Grants are available of up to 75% of eligible costs with a maximum
grant of £30,000. The scheme is administered in Scotland by the
War Memorials Trust (see above). Repairs to war memorials may
also be eligible for funding under Historic Scotland’s grant schemes
for Historic Building Repair and Conservation Area Regeneration
Scheme, through which individual grants of between £10,000 and
£500,000 are available. Further information: www.historic-
scotland.gov.uk/index/heritage/grants/warmemorials.htm
English Heritage provides grants for the repair and conservation of
freestanding war memorials in England. Grants for up to £30,000
are available for repair and conservation, cleaning and work to
improve the legibility of inscriptions, along with professional fees
and VAT. The scheme will have £200,000 available for each year to
2015. In addition to providing half of the funding for the grants
under this scheme, EH grant-aids part of the staff and overhead
costs for War Memorials Trust’s conservation programme, which
includes the Trust’s advisory service and the management of the
grant scheme. Further information: www.english-
heritage.org.uk/professional/funding/grants/grants-available/war-
memorials/
CADW operates a number of grant schemes which can help with
the restoration of war memorials. Grants can be awarded from its
Historic Buildings Grants programme of up to 30% of the total cost
of the repair and restoration of a memorial, if it is judged to be of
outstanding architectural or historic importance. Some works to
memorials may also be eligible under Cadw’s Civic Initiative
(Heritage) Grant Scheme through which grants of up to £5,000 can
be awarded to projects that seek to preserve, enhance or improve
the historic environment of Wales and increase social awareness of
Welsh heritage. Further information:
www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/historicenvironment/help-advice-and-
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grants/grants/othergrants/?lang=en
Northern Ireland Environment Agency is responsible for recording
and protecting Northern Ireland's built heritage and has identified
and listed over 8,400 structures as being of 'special architectural or
historic interest'. This includes 25 war memorials located
throughout Northern Ireland, and often sited in prominent
locations in towns and cities. In addition to recording these
structures, NIEA currently provides grant-aid of 45% up to a
maximum grant of £500,000, for maintenance and repair costs of
original fabric for most listed structures and advice for such works
through a team of conservation architects. Further information:
www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/index.htm
Memorials Grant Scheme is run by the Department for Culture,
Media and Sport for the whole of the UK. Since March 2005
charities and faith groups have been able to claim as a grant the
equivalent of the VAT paid on the eligible costs of erecting,
maintaining or repairing public memorials. Contact for further
information: [email protected]
Heritage Lottery Fund provides support for war memorials as part
of its Our Heritage, Sharing Heritage and Heritage Grants
programmes, offering awards from £3,000 to £5million plus. It can
support projects across the UK that enable people to conserve and
learn about their heritage, including war memorials. HLF can also
support war memorials where they are located in public parks, as
part of its Parks for People funding stream. Further information:
www.hlf.org
Funds for Historic Buildings There are many other grant schemes
available for the conservation and improved presentation of
historic buildings across the UK. The Funds for Historic Buildings
(FFHB) website contains details of nearly 200 such grant schemes,
some of which will be a potential source of funding for repairs to
war memorials: www.fundsforhistoricbuildings.org.uk/
Heritage Funding Directory The Heritage Alliance, an umbrella
organisation of 90 non-government heritage bodies (including the
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National Trust, War Memorials Trust and the Society for the
Protection of Ancient Buildings), hosts a directory (the Heritage
Funding Directory) of nearly 200 organisations that can provide
grants and/or advice for anyone seeking to undertake heritage
projects in the UK. Further information:
www.theheritagealliance.org.uk/fundingdirectory/main/fundingho
me.php
Battlefield Visits Key message: The battlefield visits project is a key part of the Government's plans for the centenary and in particular its intention that it is marked, not simply with the solemnity that such an anniversary demands, but with a programme containing a significant educational element, so that young people have the chance to appreciate the enormity of what happened at the beginning of the last century and its continuing echoes in our lives today.
Teachers will pass on the benefits of their improved understanding of WW1 to the rest of their pupils and deliver more effective lessons and future battlefield tours.
Pupils will develop a deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of WW1, and its impact on people’s lives, both civilians and military.
Pupils will be able to think critically about WW1 – for example, to challenge myths or to reflect on its resonance and significance to their lives and the world around them. This would include a focus on some of the more positive social and economic consequences of the war, such as the furthering of women’s rights and developments in technology and medicine.
Pupils will learn the stories of people from their local area who were involved in the war and have the opportunity to visit battlefields/war memorials including those that have links to their communities.
Pupils will learn about the role of the Commonwealth and former Empire countries who fought in the war, including other countries such as Germany, Austria and Turkey. This could offer a good opportunity for
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links with other Commonwealth countries as well other nations involved in the conflict.
The possibility of pupil participation in remembrance ceremonies on the western front, with potential links to other schools from nations who were involved in the conflict.
Pupils and teachers will discuss their experiences and what they have learned with their school community via the classroom, school assemblies, blogs and projects.
Pupils will establish related projects and events in their schools and communities.
Contact for further information: The contract to deliver this project in England has been awarded to the Institute of Education [email protected]
Sources of funding and support:
Heritage Lottery Fund
Key message: The Heritage Lottery Fund can provide funding to help groups,
communities and organisations mark the Centenary by exploring, conserving and sharing
the heritage of the First World War, from memorials, buildings and sites, to photographs,
letters and literature.
Several grant programmes: from £3,000 - £10,000, £10,000 - £100,000
and £100,000 upwards. For all of these, new perspectives and stories
not previously told are encouraged. In assessing applications, account
is taken of the range of outcomes for heritage, people and communities
that projects will achieve.
£3,000 - £10,000 through First World War: then and now. This grant
programme is for community projects that focus on the First World
War, with a short application and quick decision. The project can focus
on any heritage related to the First World War.
£10,000 - £100,000 through Our Heritage and Young Roots. Our
Heritage provides grants for any type of heritage project, and Young
Roots provides grants for projects led by young people.
£100,000 upwards through Heritage Grants. This grant programme
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offers grants for any type of heritage project. Projects can focus on any
heritage related to the First World War.
Further information:
www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/whatwefund/firstworldwar/Pages/FirstWorldWar.aspx
IWM Centenary Partnership
Key message: The First World War Centenary Partnership is a network of over 1,400 local, regional, national and international cultural and educational organisations led by IWM (Imperial War Museums). The partnership will present a vibrant global programme of cultural events and activities, and digital platforms which will enable millions of people across the world to discover more about life in the First World War.
Being a member of the Partnership gives each member a stronger collective voice, visibility through the First World War Centenary brand and website, access to a wealth of expertise and resources and the opportunity to promote events through a centenary calendar on 1914.org.
The Centenary Partnership Extranet is an exclusive site offering to its member organisations:
Access to the specially created Centenary logo, for use on member-organisations’ own projects and resources alongside their own logos
100 free Centenary digital assets from IWM collections
Specially curated First World War timelines
Useful guides on Collections, Learning and Communications
Opportunity to network and share expertise
Membership is open to non-commercial organisations with an interest in and aspirations for Centenary activity, including museums, archives, libraries, special interest groups, universities, colleges, schools and community groups.
Further information: www.1914.org
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IWM Lives of the First World War
Key message: This innovative, interactive platform will bring material from museums, libraries, archives and family collections from across the world together in one place, inspiring people of all ages to explore, reveal and share the life stories of those who served in uniform and worked on the home front.
By the end of the centenary Lives will build into a permanent digital memorial to more than 8 million men and women from across Britain and the Commonwealth, saving their stories for future generations
Lives will commemorate by name people from across Britain and the Commonwealth who played a role in the First World War. It will be built by contributions from people across the world using referenced sources.
Lives will be a digital memorial and accessible to everyone. The stories of more than 8 million men and women will be saved for future generations.
Individuals will be able to add digital images of precious family mementoes to a life story profile.
IWM is building and testing the platform during 2013 then asking members of the public to start building the 8 million life stories when it launches early in 2014. New features and more archival material will be added throughout the 4 years of the First World War centenary.
Further information: www.livesofthefirstworldwar.org/index.php
Arts Council England
Key message: ACE is committed to promote, enhance and commission arts activity related to the centenary.
Arts and cultural organisations can apply for Grants for the arts funding for arts activity relating to the First World War. It is hoped
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that this activity will include cross-cultural partnerships from across the arts and cultural sectors.
Regional museums will also be able to apply for activities relating to the First World War through the Renaissance Strategic support fund in 2013/14 and 2014/15.
Further information: www.artscouncil.org.uk/what-we-do/supporting-museums/first-world-war-commemorations/
Further information on the Scottish Government’s programme: [email protected] Further information on the Wales Government’s programme: [email protected] Further information on the NI Executive’s programme: [email protected]
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