Local heroes’ stories: looking at a church war memorial

As part of Heart of Conflict, we staged a free event at Penponds Church near Camborne, Cornwall, on Friday 6 November 2015 to mark Remembrance Day. Local historians Craig-Carey Clinch and Carol Richards presented their research into names on the World War One memorial there. This is an unusual monument as it is in the church […]

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Skateboards painted at Pengegon competition launch

A gallery of decks painted at the 2012 launch in Pengegon, Camborne, of our competition for a Cornish skateboard design. It was a sunny afternoon and people – of all ages – used brilliant acrylics to paint on deck templates created by apprentices from

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Heart of Conflict – Boys Brigade visit to Helston Museum

It was great to visit Helston Museum as Heart of Conflict, our project in west Cornwall marking the centenary of World War One. Assistant curator Tracey Clowes opened the museum especially last evening for a group of boys (and one girl) from Redruth Boys’ Brigade.  (We visited this group at one of their meetings in […]

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Heart of Conflict – reactions from visitors

‘Fascinating, and deeply moving, exhibition – so many brave men, so many lost’ ‘Very interesting and moving. Wonderful to read real stories of those who lived through the war. Poems are wonderful and a credit to all.’ ‘What a great piece of work and clearly a joint labour of love. thank you.’ ‘So many interesting stories […]

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The British Sari Story tour – Canary Wharf

The British Sari Story, our competition for sari patterns reflecting British life today, toured after its opening exhibition at Brent Museum. One stop was the lobby of Canary Wharf: here’s a photo gallery:    

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Visit to Redruth Boys Brigade

Heart of Conflict visits the Boys’ Brigade in Redruth One hundred years on from the start of World War One: letters written by members of Redruth Wesleyan Young Men’s Bible Club are returning to the Chapel as part of our Heart of Conflict project in Cornwall marking the centenary of World War One.  In total, […]

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