by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Ripon
A SCHOOL has paid a poignant tribute to its former pupils and staff who have their lives in the First World War. Nearly 300 former pupils and teachers from Ripon Grammar School served their country in the Great War but sadly 49 did not come home. In 1922, the former...
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 | Barnard Castle, Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, People
GEORGE WALTON, a 37-year-old quarry worker who was married with five children, set an example to other men when he became one of the first in Upper Teesdale to sign up for service in the First World War. But it cost him his life, leaving his wife Sarah Jane to grieve...
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, York
WILLIAM “Wass” Reader fought in the Middle East, taking part in the Palestine Campaign between 1917 and 1918, but little is known about the man himself other than he survived the war. He served in C Squadron of the 1st East Riding Yeomanry and throughout his service...
by Chris Lloyd | Barnard Castle, Centenary, In Your Town, Latest
IF you’re passing through Barningham it would be easy to overlook one of the most compact commemorations of the First World War. Nestled behind bushes in a historic green former phone box, artist John Hay has transformed what has been dubbed the world’s smallest...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Spennymoor
A METAL detecting enthusiast who discovered a forgotten First World War medal buried in a farmer’s field hopes to return it to the soldier’s family. Stuart Mcadams unearthed the circular bronze Victory Medal just below the surface in pasture near Croxdale, County...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Stanley
A WOMAN who was five when the First World War started has been guest of honour at an event commemorate the outbreak of the conflict. The event, at Castle Court at Annfield Plain, near Stanley, County Durham, was attended by 105-year-old Alice Coulson, who is...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Stockton
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl who was given a random name of a soldier who died in the First World War as part of a commemoration project was amazed to find it was a direct relative. Keira Wilson could have been given any one of 1,245 names of soldiers and sailors who died...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Peterlee
RESIDENTS of an east Durham community marked the Great War centenary with a parade followed by a picnic – building up to a candlelit vigil this evening (Monday, August 4). Among those taking part in event in Seaham was 91-year-old Jack Watson, who laid a cross at the...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, Darlington, In Your Town, Latest
DARLINGTON’S largest church and department store played their part in the national commemorative events to mark the First World War centenary. Visitors were invited inside St Cuthbert’s Church to light a candle and take a moment for quiet reflection throughout the...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Stockton
THE grand-daughter of a Victoria Cross winner was the guest of honour at a ceremony paying tribute to all the men of a North-East town who served in the First World War. Sergeant Edward Cooper was armed with only a revolver when he single-handedly stormed a German...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Spennymoor
THE story of a nurse who was awarded the Military Medal after she was badly wounded in a German bombing raid during the First World War is part of a new exhibition. Kate Maxey, of Spennymoor, County Durham, served in hospitals and clearing stations just behind the...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Sedgefield
VETERANS and First World War re-enactors commemorated the start of the Great War with a service on a village green. Sedgefield Village Veterans organised the service on Saturday (August 2) at Sedgefield, in County Durham, which was attended by the Lord Lieutenant of...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Stockton
HUNDREDS of people have been getting their sunflowers ready for a special commemorative project marking the fallen from the borough of Stockton during the First World War. The 1,245 sunflower project comes to an end this week as the golden flowers are lad at...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Peterlee
A SCULPTOR has welcomed news that a much-loved statue he created will remain in a North-East town after the community raised £85,000 to buy it in just 12 weeks. The impressive artwork, which depicts a giant soldier, was only supposed to remain in Seaham, County...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, Darlington, In Your Town, Latest
As thousands of people across the region gathered at events marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, the place in history of 15 young men killed in action during the conflict were safeguarded during a poignant rededication service. Vicki Henderson...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Tyne & Wear
SERVICEMEN and civilians who gave their lives in the First World War will be remembered at a service in Sunderland Minster. Members of the public are invited to join the Lord Lieutenant, the Bishop of Durham and civic leaders at the commemorative service on Monday at...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, Crook, In Your Town, Latest
ONE of the region’s smallest museums is hoping to make a big impact with its latest exhibition – a moving tribute to the heroes of the First World War. Earlier this year, The Weardale Museum, at Ireshopeburn in Upper Weardale, County Durham, appealed to dales folk,...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, Latest
Events will be held throughout the region over the next few days to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. Here you can find out which events are taking place near you. DARLINGTON Darlington: St Herbert’s Church, Sunday, 4pm. Service of...
