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17 February – 2 June 2 – February 17
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(admits £13 Ticket Family
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Children (aged 5–16) £2.50, £2.50, 5–16) (aged Children
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Adults £5, Seniors £2.50, £2.50, Seniors £5, Adults
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11am – 5pm Sat, Sun Sat, 5pm – 11am
Office on 01905 732900 01905 on Office Fri; – Tue 5pm – 10am
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ET E RE GA Cultural and heritage organisations from across the ST LE T ST E county are commemorating the 100th anniversary CA S T R of World War One with an outstanding four-year E E programme of events and activities under the T banner Worcestershire World War One Hundred. Led by the Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology
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Worcestershire World War One Hundred PARTNERS: ww1worcestershire.co.uk/ Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service ww1worcestershire.co.uk/enquiry/ Museums Worcestershire Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service, Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings The Hive, Sawmill Walk, University of Worcester The Butts, Worcester, WR1 3PD George Marshall Medical Museum Tudor House Museum, Worcester Tel: 01905 845714 Museum of Royal Worcester Porcelain Elgar Birthplace Museum Worcester Cathedral Museum of the Mercian Regiment Worcestershire Yeomanry Museum Worcester City Council Worcestershire Libraries and Learning Service ww1worcestershire.co.uk
20th century. 20th worth fighting for. fighting worth throughout the year. the throughout
and shaped the future of the the of future the shaped and World War One as a landscape landscape a as One War World Cathedral, available to visitors visitors to available Cathedral,
lives of Worcestershire people people Worcestershire of lives during importance emotional Touch screen information at the the at information screen Touch
the First World War changed the the changed War World First the the British landscape took on new new on took landscape British the
Free
fashion to food, discover how how discover food, to fashion Williams Leader, discover how how discover Leader, Williams
Yard, Worcester, WR1 2LA 2LA WR1 Worcester, Yard, From industry to the military, military, the to industry From most famous artist, Benjamin Benjamin artist, famous most nursed them back to health. to back them nursed
Worcester Cathedral, 8 College College 8 Cathedral, Worcester
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back again. Meet the determined determined the Meet again. back
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Soldier, Remembering Remembering Soldier, from the battlefield to ‘Blighty’ and and ‘Blighty’ to battlefield the from
Art Gallery, Foregate St, St, Foregate Gallery, Art WR1 1DT WR1
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One Stories: Woodbine Woodbine Stories: One sent to recover at Hartlebury Hartlebury at recover to sent
of Home of
3 February – 11 November 11 – February 3 Worcester & World War War World & Worcester frontlines for injured soldiers soldiers injured for frontlines
Leader: Blest by the Suns Suns the by Blest Leader:
offered a brief respite from the the from respite brief a offered
Benjamin Williams Williams Benjamin
EXHIBITION EXHIBITION
ONLINE EXHIBITION EXHIBITION ONLINE friendship and romance that that romance and friendship
17 February – 2 June 2 – February 17
Discover the stories of fun, fun, of stories the Discover
of local soldiers. local of
2 adults & 2 children) 2 & adults 2 EXHIBITION tours telling the poignant stories stories poignant the telling tours
(admits £13 Ticket Family
windows. Pre-booked guided guided Pre-booked windows.
Children (aged 5–16) £2.50, £2.50, 5–16) (aged Children
Benjamin Williams Leader, Worcester Cathedral, 1897 © Worcester Museums Collection Museums Worcester © 1897 Cathedral, Worcester Leader, Williams Benjamin
Cathedral cloister memorial memorial cloister Cathedral
Adults £5, Seniors £2.50, £2.50, Seniors £5, Adults
Worcester WWI tours of the the of tours WWI Worcester
11am – 5pm Sat, Sun Sat, 5pm – 11am
Office on 01905 732900 01905 on Office Fri; – Tue 5pm – 10am
Tickets £5 from the Chapter Chapter the from £5 Tickets
Worcestershire, DY11 7XZ DY11 Worcestershire,
Yard, Worcester, WR1 2LA WR1 Worcester, Yard, Hartlebury Castle, Hartlebury, Hartlebury, Castle, Hartlebury
Worcester Cathedral, 8 College College 8 Cathedral, Worcester County Museum at Hartlebury, Hartlebury, at Museum County
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TOURS TOURS EXHIBITION
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the story of Vesta Tilley across across Tilley Vesta of story the
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Information Centre Information
Isabel Margesson and Florence Florence and Margesson Isabel
The Hive or the Tourist Tourist the or Hive The
Clemence Housman, Elsie Howie, Howie, Elsie Housman, Clemence
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6 February 1918. It will introduce introduce will It 1918. February 6
TRAIL
sharing your families WWI stories. WWI families your sharing on Britain in enfranchisement
you can be involved through through involved be can you
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across Worcester. across
The People’s Collection and how how and Collection People’s The
An exhibition to mark the the mark to exhibition An
Kennedy – Woodbine Willie – – Willie Woodbine – Kennedy
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Worcester, WR1 3PD WR1 Worcester,
Market St, Bromsgrove, B61 8DA B61 Bromsgrove, St, Market Free Sawmill Walk, The Butts, Butts, The Walk, Sawmill
Bromsgrove Library, Parkside, Parkside, Library, Bromsgrove The Hive – upstairs Level 1, 1, Level upstairs – Hive The
Information Centre Information
Get Involved Get Worcester Woman Worcester
The Hive or the Tourist Tourist the or Hive The
The People’s Collection – – Collection People’s The Suffragettes, Voters and and Voters Suffragettes, Pick up a trail from either either from trail a up Pick
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5 February – 1 April 1 – February 5
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ET E RE GA Cultural and heritage organisations from across the ST LE T ST E county are commemorating the 100th anniversary CA S T R of World War One with an outstanding four-year E E programme of events and activities under the T banner Worcestershire World War One Hundred. Led by the Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology
D Service, the programme, which received one of the A O S R T largest Heritage Lottery Fund Grants outside of London, BUT T Event Guide THE F & Map 2018 commemorates the role Worcestershire played in World O
R War One and tells the stories of Worcestershire people, C
H their involvement with and personal legacy from the War. I G
H
D ST Residents of Worcestershire are invited to be part of the O LD R A E project through sharing their own family photos, diaries, Y E
T C
letters and artefacts from World War One for inclusion I
T
Y
in the People’s Collection exhibition. If you would like to W A loan or gift materials for this special exhibition, contact us DE
L L
A S
through our website. N R S
W O A You can see the full programme of what is happening A Y D near you, which venues are participating and how you can get involved at ww1worcestershire.co.uk The map inside indicates just some of the highlights for 2018.
Worcestershire World War One Hundred PARTNERS: ww1worcestershire.co.uk/ Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service ww1worcestershire.co.uk/enquiry/ Museums Worcestershire Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service, Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings The Hive, Sawmill Walk, University of Worcester The Butts, Worcester, WR1 3PD George Marshall Medical Museum Tudor House Museum, Worcester Tel: 01905 845714 Museum of Royal Worcester Porcelain Elgar Birthplace Museum Worcester Cathedral Museum of the Mercian Regiment Worcestershire Yeomanry Museum Worcester City Council Worcestershire Libraries and Learning Service ww1worcestershire.co.uk EXHIBITION MILITARY PARADE EXHIBITION EVENT REMEMBRANCE LECTURES AND CATHEDRAL SERVICE 28 March – 30 September SERVICE July – November Saturday 4 August Saturday 10 November WW1 and the Berkeley ‘Back in Blighty’ Life on the Worcestershire Remembers Saturday 15 September Remembrance Lectures Sunday 20 May Family at Spetchley Park Home Front 1914–1918 The Guildhall, High Street, Drumhead Service The Hive, Sawmill Walk, Spetchley Park Gardens, RAF 100 Anniversary Event Avoncroft Museum, Worcester, WR1 2EY Gheluvelt Park, 69 Waterworks The Butts, Worcester, WR1 3PD Spetchley, Worcestershire, Worcester City Centre and Stoke Heath , Bromsgrove, 11am – 4pm Road, Worcester, WR1 3EY 10am – 4pm WR5 1RS. Tel: 01905 345106 Worcestershire, B60 4JR Worcester Cathedral Free Times to be confirmed. Free [email protected] Free Tel: 01527 831363 Please check the WWW100 Wednesday to Sunday from 11am 10.30am – 5pm Learn more about the WW1 website events page for up to Join us for themed World War One talks to 6pm (last entry 5pm). The parade will set of at 1pm commemoration across the date information. as part of our Remembrance Events from Cornmarket Car Park and Standard admission prices county and see exhibits from 12noon and visit our Bell Tent in The Hive. progress to Worcester Cathedral Adult – £11 over 20 organisations. EXHIBITION Senior – £9.90 Free for a service to celebrate the CONCERT 19 March – 30 June 100th anniversary of the Child (5+) – £6.60 Student – £6.60 EXHIBITION Join the Lord Lieutenant of founding of the Royal Air Force. Worcestershire for an outdoor Saturday 10 November “The Kaiserschlacht”: Family ticket – £33 1 – 30 September The Worcestershire Under 5s – Free service of remembrance. The Worcestershire Regiment in the German Fields of Battle – Symphony Orchestra (WSO), An exhibition in the historic Lands of Peace 14–18 FAMILY DAY Worcester Cathedral and Spring Offensive of 1918 buildings around the Museum’s Cathedral Square, Worcester The Rivers Church of England Soldier Gallery, Worcester City 19 acre site which explores what Saturday 15 & Sunday Multi-Academy Trust Museum & Art Gallery, Foregate everyday life was like in Britain Daily 16 September St, Worcester WR1 1DT during the War. Free Worcester Cathedral, 8 College The Bell Tent at Yard, Worcester, WR1 2LA In early 1918 the Western Front A unique portrait of the First Lickey Hills had been locked in stalemate since For admission details and World War battlefields, Fields Lickey Hills, Warren Lane, the winter of 1914. All that was times, pleas e check the of Battle – Lands of Peace Rednal, Birmingham, B45 8ER Worcester Cathedral website: changed by the Kaiserschlacht, 14–18 is a powerful outdoor 11am – 4pm www.worcestercathedral.co.uk/ a series of major German attacks photographic exhibition, by Whats_On.php intended to destroy the British Free Michael St Maur Sheil. A special project that will culminate army and win the war in 1918 Part of the Lickey Hills in a performance of Laura Rossi’s before the US became seriously Historical Society weekend engaged. The Worcesters were ‘Voices of Remembrance’ featuring open day, visit the World War the Worcester Cathedral Choir. heavily engaged winning three One Bell Tent and find out the VC’s between March and May impact World War One had 1918. The exhibition explores REMEMBRANCE EVENTS MAP on Worcestershire. SERVICE the Worcesters role in this epic struggle. TALK Sunday 11 November EXHIBITION 2018 Wednesday 26 September Armistice Remembrance Service
The Spanish Flu; Worcester Cathedral, 8 College May – November story and science Yard, Worcester, WR1 2LA The People’s Collection R The Chapel at The Infirmary, 6am – Lone Piper ET E 10.30am – Service Bromsgrove Library, Malvern RE A University of Worcester - ST 10.45am – Cenotaph Hills Library, Redditch Library, LE T City Campus, Castle Street, ST E Free Gallery 8 Pershore, Bewdley A ST Worcester, WR1 3AS
Museum, The Hive R E 7.30pm – 9pm A day of remembrance at E For full venue details visit: T Free Worcester Cathedral. www.ww1worcestershire.co.uk/ A talk from Professor Maggie 6am – ‘The Battles Over: a Nation’s 12 – 3pm Free Andrews and Dr Mike Wheeler tribute’ lone piper playing at the The People’s Collection is the to investigate Spanish Flu. What top of the Cathedral tower. culmination of the Worcestershire A was it? What does it look like? 10.30am – Remembrance Sunday
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RI ER SE ERN Sunday 11 November WWI Beacons of Light SI R Worcestershire Beacon, Malvern Hills, Fort Royal Park, Worcester & Bredon Hill, Evesham 7pm Free As part of Battle’s Over more than 1,000 BEWDLEY LICKEY HILLS Beacons of Light will be lit throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and UK Overseas Territories as an act of commemoration. ARLEY BROMSGROVE FAMILY DAY HARTLEBURY REDDITCH Sunday 11 November Armistice Activities Worcester City Museum & Art Gallery, Foregate St, Worcester BIKE RIDES OMBERSLEY Times: Afternoon 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 May Free Worcester War Memorial Bike Rides Live music, WWI letters and hands on craft activities. Suitable for families. Ride starts each date at 9.30am Admission: Free WORCESTER FAMILY DAY Developed by local man David LECTURES Thursday 15 November Waite cyclists are invited to FAMILY DAY follow the commemorative route WWI Bell Tent across Worcestershire visiting 1 June – 8 July Ombersley First Endowed School, war memorials on their journey. The Unknown Warrior Ombersley, Droitwich, WR9 0DR Please check the WWW100 and the Cavell Van Times: Please see WWW100 website for details of the routes. Arley Station. Severn Valley website for up to date information Railway, Arley, Bewdley, Free CONCERT DY12 3NF PERSHORE Visit our World War One Hundred Saturday 19 May For admission details please MALVERN Bell Tent and meet re-enactors from see the Severn Valley Railway Discover History to find out about the Royal Air Force website www.svr.co.uk BREDON HILL impact of WWI across Worcestershire. Association Concert Band Themed lectures to take place, Swan Theatre, The Moors, please see the WWW100 website FAMILY DAY Worcester, WR1 3ED events pages. Tel: 01905 611427 Visit the Edith Cavell Van, Saturday 17 November www.worcesterlive.co.uk with exhibition, on the WWI Bell Tent 7.30pm Severn Valley Railway Omberlsey Memorial Hall, Sandys £15/£12 concessions throughout June. Road, Ombersley, WR9 0DY Please see WWW100 website for up to date information Free Visit our World War One Hundred Bell Tent and meet re-enactors from 0 5 10 15 20 Discover History to find out about the impact of WWI across Worcestershire. MILES