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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. A Night in the West End 1914-1918: A lecture-concert at Westgate Hall, Canterbury

    News

    On Saturday 27th April 2019 Gateways to the First World War hosted a free Lecture-Concert presented by Dr Emma Hanna and Dr Helen Brooks with the Invicta Concert Band at Westgate Hall, Canterbury.

  2. Exhibition. Corporal Gordon Tucker: 'Life in a Pocket Diary'

    Event

    A miniature 1917 pocket diary kept by a World War 1 airman, Corporal Gordon Tucker, is on display this month at Wye Heritage Centre despite containing an initial impression of Wye as ‘an awful hole’.

  3. Free Research Events: Digitizing 'The War Illustrated'

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    This exciting long-term project, funded by the National Lottery, centres on digitizing the important World War I magazine The War Illustrated (1914-1919) and making it available online for all, and for free, for...

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  4. Workshop: Tracing the Belgian Refugees

    Event
    Supported by Gateways to the First World War

    Are you interested in the history of Belgian refugees in the UK during the First World War? Have you been involved in researching them in your local area? Maybe you have family stories or objects that you'd like to share...

    Families of Belgian refugees outside Hudsons Furniture Repository, Victoria Station, London, September 1914. © IWM (Q 53305)
    Families of Belgian refugees outside Hudsons Furniture Repository, Victoria Station, London, September 1914. © IWM (Q 53305)

  5. Searching for the Grey Lady: A Ghost from WW1 at the RNOH

    Project

    National Lottery support for Pegleg Productions to mark First World War Centenary at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex.

    Image reproduced with permission of RNOH.
    Image reproduced with permission of RNOH.
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