The British Sari Story

The British Sari Story  was a competition for a British design for the sari In 2007, the year of the 60th anniversary of Indian independence, we asked people to design a sari with a radically new style, fabric and patterns reflecting life in the UK today. In other words – to use the sari as […]

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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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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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