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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. Living through World War One in three Norfolk Broadland Villages - Neatishead, Irstead and Barton Turf

    Project

    A two year project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund: WW1 Then and Now which undertook to ensure:

  2. The Battle of Boat

    Event

    The Rose Theatre, Kingston

    Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 19:30
    Saturday matinée at 14:30

  3. Our Country at War: The Home Front in Buckinghamshire 1914-1918

    News

    A new short film giving a vivid depiction of life on the Home Front in Buckinghamshire during the First World War is being distributed free to all schools in Buckinghamshire.

  4. Study Day: Child Labour and the Great War - a Local History

    Event
    Supported by Gateways to the First World War

    Join us to investigate the untold story of child labour in the Great War – and discover the role of the local W.E.A. in its abolition.

    Young male labourers assembling aircraft switch part. © IWM Q54588
    Young male labourers assembling aircraft switch part. © IWM Q54588

  5. Public call for stereoscopic images of the First World War

    News

    As part of an exhibition focussed on the war beyond the Western Front at Oxford Brookes University, Dr Tudor Georgescu is looking to convert a series of stereoscopic views to 3D pictures – and would very much value your...

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