World War I - Local History and Remembrance

Very popular with pupils and often their parents as well. We have a fantastic collection of artefacts illuminating aspects of the Great War. This can be a local history topic involving local regiments, war memorials, drill halls, and barracks.

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• Why the war started

• Posters, newspapers, and their interpretation

• Trench games

• Suffragettes and the role of women

• Reconstructed and real artefacts from the period

• Artefacts chosen to challenge modern myths about the war

• 24 hours in a trench

• Uniforms for cavalry and infantry – dressing up

• The Western Front and other areas of conflict