by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Redcar
TO mark Redcar’s contribution during the First World War, the Friends of Redcar Cemetery have enlightened children and worked on an educational DVD as part of a £10,000 windfall it received from the Heritage Lottery Fund. It is aiming to help local people understand...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, Darlington, In Your Town, Latest, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Stockton
IT was a chance to get away from home at the height of summer, but for the 27 cadets who took part, it was anything but a holiday. TWENTY-SEVEN teenagers from 405 (Darlington), 1869 (Middlesbrough) and 2394 (East Cleveland) squadrons could have had little idea what...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Redcar
A CHURCH council has led the way in bringing the stories of WWI to life for the next generation and encouraging the whole community to get involved. Guisborough Parochial Church Council received £10,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a project based in St Nicholas...
by Chris Lloyd | In Your Town, Latest, Middlesbrough, People, Redcar
ON August 1, 1918, Captain Arthur Roy Brown, a 24-year-old Canadian pilot, was involved in a dreadful flying accident at Marske airfield, near Redcar. He was plucked from the mangled wreckage, miraculously – but barely – still alive, and sent to the North Riding...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Middlesbrough, Northallerton, Redcar, Ripon
ANNE WALL is writing a book about the First World War VAD hospitals of the North Riding of Yorkshire. She has recently uncovered this splendid picture of VAD nurses at Masham, but still would like more information. The Voluntary Aid Detachment, or VAD, was formed in...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, Darlington, Hartlepool, In Your Town, Latest, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Stockton
ONE hundred years after the start of the First World War, a 400,000 project will remind residents of the Tees Valley of the sacrifice made by their forebears. The programme, funded with money from the Arts Council, runs until March next year throughout Darlington,...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Redcar
A PROJECT to commemorate a town’s First World War experiences has received a £10,000 cash boost from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The Friends of Redcar Cemetery (FORCEM) will use the money to raise awareness of the town’s wartime heritage and develop pride in its...
