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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. How and Why Should We Commemorate the Easter Rising?

    Event
    Organised by National Army Museum

    In this First World War centenary year, many commemorative events will be focusing on the key battles of the Western Front and the individuals who fought there.

  2. The Scrap: A True Story from the 1916 Easter Rising

    Event
    Organised by National Army Museum

    For his book 'The Scrap', Gene Kerrigan used first-hand accounts by members of a single rebel unit - F Company, 2nd Battalion - to depict the day-to-day reality of the rebellion.

  3. ‘Gone but not forgotten’: Tourists remembering the dead on the battlefields of the Western Front

    Event

    The Department of History & Politics, University of Chichester, present lecture by Dr Jennifer Iles, University of Roehampton

    Cloisters Chamber, Bishop Otter Campus, University of...

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  4. Caring for Casualties: Medical Services in the First World War

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    Gateways Event
    Organised by Gateways to the First World War

    A free study day at Canterbury Cathedral Lodge exploring the history of medical services during the First World War with talks from academic and community researchers on nursing, VADs, and the rehabilitation of amputees...

    Female nurses dressing the wounds of a convalescent patient wounded at Zeebrugge at the Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham. © IWM (Q 18927)
    Female nurses dressing the wounds of a convalescent patient wounded at Zeebrugge at the Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham. © IWM (Q 18927)

  5. Newhaven's First World War Day

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    Organised by East Sussex County Council First World War Commemorations

    A day of family activities, including quiz trails, craft activities, songs, a guided walk, Living History and talks about Newhaven and Sussex during the First World War.

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