by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Tyne & Wear
Fulwell Acoustic Mirror’s historic value went unrecognised for many years and its deterioration led to its inclusion on the Historic England – previously known as English Heritage – ‘Heritage at Risk’ register. This triggered a partnership between Sunderland City...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Thirsk
A VILLAGE is set to mark the centenary of a group of soldiers being killed following a shell blast in their trench during a notorious First World War battle. Helperby, near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, will stage the commemoration on Saturday, May 2, at 6pm, exactly 100...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, Darlington, In Your Town, Latest
A STUNNING red waterfall of knitted poppies is on display at a North-East museum following the completion of a mammoth commemorative project. Darlington’s Head of Steam Railway Museum spearheaded the drive to knit 2,236 poppies to represent each of the North Eastern...
by Chris Lloyd | Darlington, In Your Town, Latest
THE First World War changed the world for women completely. Suddenly, they were catapulted into factories, into trousers and onto the football field. This month’s exhibition in the Darlington Centre for Local Studies in the town centre library charts the changes which...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, Hartlepool, In Your Town, Latest
THE Headland at Hartlepool is an exposed place, jutting defiantly into the biting wind blowing off the North Sea. There are long views through white-capped waves down south to Saltburn and up north to Seaham, but today the binoculars chained to the viewing area in the...
