by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Ripon
AN outstanding First World War soldier is to be remembered at a special service at Ripon Cathedral on Thursday. The service will honour Lt-Col Neville Bowes Elliott-Cooper, exactly 100 years after his actions won him the Victoria Cross (VC). He had already received...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Richmond
HISTORY homework has sparked a story of love and war after a schoolgirl traced her family tree to a heroic soldier. Richmond School and Sixth Form College student Grace Morris, 13, was challenged to find a First World War story in her family and her research revealed...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, Ferryhill, In Your Town, Latest, Spennymoor
THERE were gasps of amazement and a round of applause as the curtain dropped on a breath-taking display of almost 20,000 knitted poppies on Saturday. More than 100 people gathered in West Cornforth, near Ferryhill, to witness the grand unveiling of 19,240 handmade...
by Chris Lloyd | Barnard Castle, Centenary, In Your Town, Latest
A STORY of one man’s war will be brought to life to mark the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele. Highlights Rural Touring Scheme and Blaize Theatre Company will present Standing in Line at the Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support Services (UTASS) centre in...
by Chris Lloyd | Bishop Auckland, Centenary, In Your Town, Latest
A STRIKING display of almost 20,000 hand-crafted poppies will be unveiled in West Cornforth in honour of boys and men who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the First World War. The project to create a commemorative installation of 19,240 has been just months in the...
