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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. Back to Blighty: The Medical Front in Tunbridge Wells

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    Emma Purce, University of Kent

  2. Volunteering on the Centenary Commemorations Project at Canterbury Cathedral

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    Ruben Rees, School of History, University of Kent

  3. AHRC Connected Communities Festival, 2-3 July 2014

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    The AHRC’s Connected Communities Festival held in Cardiff at the start of July provided a welcome opportunity for members of all five of the...

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  4. Lest We Forget Project, Portsmouth

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    Gateways is helping the people of Portsmouth research and uncover the stories of those who took part in the First World War at the front and at home in an Exhibition which will run from the 19 July 2014 to 25 January 2015...

  5. The Loneliness of Thiepval

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    A blogpost by Mark Connelly

    Thiepval on the heights above the River Ancre was once a thriving village centred on a handsome chateau. As with countless other places in France and Belgium, it was destined to be utterly devastated by the war.

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