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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. First World War in Schools Commemoration Project

    Project

    The University of Kent and the Gateways to the First World War research centre, working in partnership with secondary schools and colleges, have created a First World War in Schools Commemoration Project to be developed...

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    Children attending Canadian Flower Day, Shorncliffe Cemetery, Folkestone
    Children attending Canadian Flower Day, Shorncliffe Cemetery, Folkestone

  2. Gateways to Civilian Service

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    Gateways Event
    Organised by Gateways to the First World War

    A study day investigating alternative forms of service during the First World War, with focus on the activities of the Society of Friends, YMCA, Women's Land Army, nurses and chaplains.

    Staff of Manor House Hospital, The Leas, Folkestone
    Staff of Manor House Hospital, The Leas, Folkestone

  3. Plays from the Great War

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    Gateways Event
    Organised by Gateways to the First World War

    We’re all familiar with the poetry of the First World War but what about the drama of the period? WhitLit presents a rare opportunity to see two a staging of a long-lost First World War play exploring contemporary...

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    John Drinkwater
    Playwright John Drinkwater

  4. QAHH – Our Legacy to our Country

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    The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home is a national charity providing nursing and rehabilitation to disabled veterans. Established in 1919, QAHH has a rich and interesting history providing ongoing care to the Servicemen who...

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    Ballroom Ward, 1922.
    Ballroom Ward, 1922. Reproduced with permission of The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home.

  5. Call for Papers - Women, Gender and the First World War: Home Fronts and War Fronts

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    A one-day conference at the University of Portsmouth on Saturday 10 October supported by Gateways to the First World War, the Southern Region of the Women’s History Network...

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    'Women's Canteen at Phoenix Works, Bradford', Flora Lion, 1918
    © IWM (Art.IWM ART 4434) 'Women's Canteen at Phoenix Works, Bradford', Flora Lion, 1918
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