by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Newton Aycliffe
THE Remembrance Sunday special edition of The Northern Echo provided an enormous shock for Arnold Stewart. It contained an article about a collection of postcards that a County Durham miner turned soldier sent from the Western Front back to his new wife in Chilton...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Newton Aycliffe
YOUNGSTERS from the region will be among a national schools delegation travelling to France next month to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. A special service held on Friday, July 1 will include members of the Royal family, veterans, military and...
by Chris Lloyd | Darlington, In Your Town, Latest, Newton Aycliffe, People
FOR 97 years, Private Edward Henry Pratt lay in an unmarked grave in Darlington’s West Cemetery. But on Wednesday, that wrong will be righted: this soldier of the First World War will be properly recognised when an official headstone is dedicated after brilliant work...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Newton Aycliffe
POEMS by school children conveying the reality of life in the trenches have been included in a book about the impact of the First World War on their community. Youngsters from Aycliffe Village Primary School and Greenfield Community College in Newton Aycliffe, County...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Newton Aycliffe
A HISTORY society will lead a series of commemorative events to mark the centenary of the First World War following a £10,000 research project. Over the last year, Aycliffe Village Local History Society has been working hard to discover how the Great War affected the...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Newton Aycliffe
A MILITARY artist will commemorate the centenary of the First World War with his biggest and most important painting to date. Ex-serviceman John Palliser, of Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, will unveil the finished oil painting on Armed Forces Day (Saturday, June 28),...
