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August 2014
Commemorative Activities: Bickenhill Parish Council
Bickenhill Parish Council has arranged four activities to commemorate this major historical event and for residents to remember the sacrifice made by members of both the Bickenhill and Marston Green communities. Friday 1st August, Parish Hall, 7.30pm Talk by John Garth, author of Tolkien and the Great War, and Tolkien's connection with the Gilson family of Canterbury House, Marston Green, whose son Robert Quilter Gilson was killed in the battle of the Somme. Talk co-sponsored by Marston Green Literary Society.…
Find out more »Event: Candlelit Commemoration
As part of the Black Country Living Museum's programme to commemorate the centenary of the First World War, an evening service of reflection will be centred around the Museum’s Chapel and the War Memorial.
Find out more »Event: Candlelight Vigil
Birmingham Cathedral This event will be one of quiet reflection with music from Birmingham City Council Choir and Birmingham Cathedral Choir, plus a live broadcast of the service to be held at Westminster Abbey from 10pm -11pm. The vigil is part of Lights Out 14-18, a UK-wide event which invites people to turn off their lights from 10pm until 11pm, leaving on a single light or candle for this shared moment of reflection to mark the time at which war…
Find out more »Event: Remembrance Day Service
To commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the First World War and as a precursor to The Drum's official Black History Month programme of events in October, The Drum is pleased to host this Remembrance Day Service in partnership with Recognize and the Why Are West Indians Project (WAWI). The service will be led by Rev Canon Pitts of Holy Trinity Church to pay tribute to servicemen and marks the role played by women from across the Caribbean,…
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