Flowers sent by an anonymous donor to the opening of Heart of Conflict Wonderful to receive these bunches of Cornish daffodils from an Anonymous donor ‘In memory of Cornish soldiers who died in the Great War’ – just as the exhibition opens at the Cornish Studies Library, Redruth. Thank you to whoever made this generous […]
Read MoreStudents at Redruth School, Cornwall, have produced a fantastic body of poetry about World War One to coincide with work at the school to create a Remembrance Room to mark the centenary of the conflict. Lucy Johnson, history teacher at the school, has overseen the building of a trench, the collection of photographs, memorabilia and stories […]
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The British Sari Story exhibition, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, opened at Brent Museum in October 2007. It presented the results of a competition for a British sari, 60 years after Indian independence. Entries came from all over the country. The overall winner was Nilesh Mistry, a Mumbai-born illustrator, who moved to Harrow with his […]
Read MoreThe 7th Camborne Guides have been interviewing and recording as part of our project Heart of Conflict, working in the Camborne/Redruth area to mark the centenary of World War One. They’ve been collecting memories and asking people for information about the War. Here Maisie, of 7th Camborne Guides, takes an ingenious approach and asks a […]
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Thanks to our fortuitously named web guru Richard Webb – we have a brand new website up and running for our project Heart of Conflict, working in the Camborne/Redruth area of west Cornwall to mark the centenary of World War One. We’ll be updating the site – www.heartofconflict.org.uk – with items and news as the project […]
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A great visit to the Cornish Studies Library, Redruth, as part of our Heart of Conflict project marking the centenary of World War One. Kim Cooper, Principal Library Officer, gave a fascinating ‘behind the scenes’ tour. Kim’s obvious enthusiasm and love of her job came through – very inspiring, particularly for the students from Redruth School who […]
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