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Gateways to the First World War is a centre for public engagement with the Great War centenary, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Our aim is to encourage and support public interest in the centenary through a range of events and activities such as open days and study days, advice on access to materials and expertise, and signposting for other resources and forms of support.
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  1. Greenwich Heritage Centre Volunteer Open Day

    Event

    An informal drop-in session will run from 1pm – 4pm on Saturday 21st November 2015 for anyone interested in joining the Volunteer Team at Greenwich Heritage Centre, Museum and Archive.

    Sessions running throughout...

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  2. Westgate Hall invites Canterbury to celebrate its WW1 history and support SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity

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    This weekend Westgate Hall invites Canterbury to explore this historic building and learn something about the world which created it.

  3. 'Behind the Lines: Frontline geographies, spatial technologies and mapping First World War landscapes', a talk by Dr Keith D. Lilley

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    Organised by Gateways to the First World War

    Maps were a crucial tool in the military campaigns along the Western Front and elsewhere during the First World War, with great innovations in the development of surveying and cartography through photogrammetry and aerial...

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    Map of Beaumont - Edition 2B (Trenches) 57O SE 102
    Map of Beaumont - Edition 2B (Trenches) 57O SE 102 © IWM (Q 15031)
  4. An interview with Martin Middlebrook: reflections on fifty years of researching and writing on the First World War

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    On Thursday 15th October at the University of Kent, Professor Mark Connelly interviewed the celebrated First World War historian Martin Middlebrook on his long career researching the events of 1914-1918.

    Battle of the Somme. A support company of an assault battalion, of the Tyneside Irish Brigade, going forward shortly after zero hour on 1 July 1916 during the attack on La Boisselle.
    Battle of the Somme. A support company of an assault battalion, of the Tyneside Irish Brigade, going forward shortly after zero hour on 1 July 1916 during the attack on La Boisselle. © IWM (Q 53)
  5. A Broken Silence? Mass Observation, Armistice Day and ‘Everyday Life’ in Britain 1937-1941: a talk by Dr Lucy Noakes

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    A talk by Gateways' Dr Lucy Noakes at The Keep, Brighton.

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