Corsham Commemorates WW

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1 Corsham Commemorates WW

2 Corsham Commemorates Brought together Community Groups interested in commemorating the contribution of the Town, the men, the women and the families during the war years. Corsham Town Council Air Cadets, Army Cadets Royal British Legion Civic Society Corsham Schools Pound Arts Bath Spa University

3 War Records of Corsham

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5 CORSHAM WAR RECORDS 719 men and women served during WW Men died or killed.

6 Corsham Commemorates While much focus is on the men there is so much more to be remembered and told The Belgian connection The War Hospital The Scots Guards and the Batters Ridge Quarry and the ammunition store The Supply Depots Hartham Park, Sherbrooke in Box, Middlewick, Lacock Vicarage, Monks Park, Colerne Rectory, Bowden Hill Lacock. Work Parties Hartham Park, Middlewick, Beechfield House

7 CORSHAM COMMEMORATES

8 Above and Beyond WW1 Hospital Exhibition at the Town Hall. The same location 100 years on.

9 Corsham Commemorates Red Cross Hospital Over 350 volunteers listed by the Red Cross hundreds of volunteer hours Names of 180 soldiers Nurses Diaries and Autograph Books Support from the villages Box, Biddestone, Slaughterford Contact with Bath Hospital, Mineral Hospital and other Bristol managed Red Cross Hospitals.

10 COMMUNITY POPPIES Artist Emma Leith

11 ABOVE AND BEYOND AT THE TIC

12 THE CANADIAN CONNECTION Who was Private W.L? 27 th April th Battalion Canadians

13 A A Milne Cosham not Corsham! Winnie the Pooh Nearly but not quite.

14 Corsham commemorates - Projects Corsham Schools crosses project Civic Society Concert. Town Council re-creation of Recruitment Office. Arnold House first world war front room and hospital exhibition The Batters. Trench digging and firing range school and public visits WW1 walks as part of Walking Festival Town Hall Red Cross Hospital Above and Beyond Natural Theatre in the High Street War Records Book Soldiers research Corsham s War Memorial has now been granted Listed Status (Grade II) by Historic England. The Batters recognised as a Centenary Field, under the Fields in Trust scheme. War Memorial - Corsham in Bloom and the RHS It s Your Neighbourhood awards. ( Memorial garden is maintained by members of Corsham s Royal British Legion.)

15 Corsham Commemorates Looking Forward Possible re-issue of the Corsham War Records Book Re-enactment of Cricket match Corsham men v Wounded Soldiers 11 th November Immediately the news spread through the town; bunting was put about the houses, the bells were set ringing and the town soon got full; and at 1.30 there was a thanksgiving service in the church which was crowded; the Vicar gave a short sermon and the Hymns Now, thank we all our God and All people that on Earth do dwell were sung with heartiness. Project with Pound Arts part of Magic and Mayhem festival. What do we do with everything that we have found? RAF 100 Corsham Branch involvement.

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17 DUTY NOBLY DONE

18 Lacock Lacock History Group

19 Lacock War Memorial

20 Lacock War Memorial For God and the Right

21 Bowden Hill Memorial

22 Bowden Hill Plaque

23 Commonwealth War Grave Bowden Hill

24 Notton War Memorial

25 Lacock Church Plaque

26 In Remembrance and Hope, Lacock Remembers

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31 COMMEMORATING THE WORLD WAR 1 CENTENARY THE CORSHAM CLUSTER OF SCHOOLS

32 The Corsham Cluster of Schools Box C of E Primary School Colerne C of E Primary School Corsham Primary Academy Broadwood Site Corsham Primary Academy Pound Pill Site Corsham Regis Primary Academy The Corsham School Lypiatt Primary School Neston Primary School Saint Patrick s Catholic Primary School

33 2014 Marking the Start of WW1 Each school marked the commemoration of the start of the war in their own schools. Each school annually marks the Armistice and Remembrance Day with assembly or collective worship. Cluster wanted to mark the centenary of the start of the war together, with a series of projects: * a joint art project * a re-enactment of the Christmas Truce football match of 1914 * a collaborative Wartime Medley sing-a-long and dramatic review

34 Collaborative Art Installation The Corsham School s Artist in Residence, Mazy Bartlett, worked with each school on collaborative piece of art. Each school researched their segment of the theme and designed images for printing 8 panels displayed in Campus, empty shop unit for Remembrance Day

35 Collaborative Art Installation Pre-War 1914 by Neston Primary Your Country Needs You by Colerne Primary Women s War by Corsham Primary, Broadwood Trench Warfare by Corsham Regis Academy

36 Collaborative Art Installation A Christmas Truce by Saint Patrick s Primary Lives Lost by Corsham Primary Pound Pill Peace by Box Primary Remembrance by Lypiatt Primary

37 Cluster Commemoration Festival 1 st July 2015 at Springfield Campus. Local dignitaries, the Corsham WW1 Commemorative Committee, parents and the local community invited. Archie Dobson s War performance by Y8 Corsham students Primaries sing Wartime Melody Football Friendly Ceremonial exchange of choc bars Chalk poppies on footpath Official opening of the Art Exhibition in Campus exhibition space.

38 WW1 Commemorative Committee Schools within the cluster have taken part in community projects to support learning eg. * The Batters in Corsham hosting a trench re-enactment * Re-enactment of Corsham Town Hall becoming a hospital * Pound Arts musical theatre and drama events at the pound Arts Centre * Corsham Commemorates website

39 2018 Marking the End of WW1 Wiltshire WW1 Centenary Woods 6 schools will plant a Remembrance Tree A Remembrance service in each school to mark the centenary of Armistice day 11 th November 2018 A Festival of Light a route to reflect the nationwide beacons lit to mark the Armistice. A joint art project based on Peace.

40 2018 Marking the End of WW1 Peace was Celebrated - Cluster Sports Afternoon and Tea (Summer 2019) This is an extract taken from "100 Years in Corsham Parish" by Peter Henderson. It is based on extracts from the Parish Council Minutes Chapter The First year of Peace was a very busy year. Peace was celebrated on July 19th with children's sports and tea and the Band playing at Corsham Court. However, the weather interfered with the programme and Lord and Lady Methuen kindly opened their house as well as their garden. The refreshment committee also had to dispose of surplus food. Presumably fewer came than was expected. Old age pensioners each received 1/6d

41 COMMEMORATIN G THE WORLD WAR 1 CENTENARY Corsham Community Area

42 Wiltshire Commemorates the First World War Community tree planting A legacy to remember them

43 Tree Planting Project The war ended on 11 November 1918 Wiltshire Council and Woodland Trust challenging local communities to plant 10,000 trees across the county Each tree to represent the soldiers that lost their lives 5,000 of these trees will be planted in a new memorial woodland within Wiltshire

44 Tree Planting Project 1. Corsham Town Council Cemetery 33 trees 2. Hartham Park 115 trees 3. Transcoco / Meriton Rec, Corsham 60 trees 4. 6 schools 6 trees 5. Colerne Expressions of interest by end Nov 2017 Any issues highlighted in Dec 2017 Planting from Nov 2018