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Gateways to the First World War is a centre for public engagement with the Great War centenary, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Our aim is to encourage and support public interest in the centenary through a range of events and activities such as open days and study days, advice on access to materials and expertise, and signposting for other resources and forms of support.
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  1. Seminar: The Birtley Belgians (Belgians in the ammunition factory of Birtley, County Durham, during World War I) - Dirk Musschoot

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    Gateways Event

    In Flanders Fields Museum and the School of History/Gateways to the First World War, University of Kent present a fourth series of eight seminars on Thursday evenings, free and open to all.

    Belgian workers in the bond store of the National Projectile Factory at Birtley-Elisabethville, Co. Durham, 1918. © IWM (Q 27737)
    Belgian workers in the bond store of the National Projectile Factory at Birtley-Elisabethville, Co. Durham, 1918. © IWM (Q 27737)

  2. Seminar: Canadian Memorialisation: a case study of the Canadian war memorial at St. Julien

    Event
    Gateways Event

    In Flanders Fields Museum and the School of History/Gateways to the First World War, University of Kent present a fourth series of eight seminars on Thursday evenings, free and open to all.

    The Brooding Soldier War Memorial at St Julien
    The Brooding Soldier War Memorial at St Julien

  3. First World War Engagement Centres Showcase Event Glasgow

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    Supported by Gateways to the First World War

    Location: Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN

    Come along and you can:

    •Have the opportunity to network with other organisations working on WW1 projects (including over a free lunch!)

    © IWM (Q 20002) Workers beginning on the ship 'skeleton', which can be seen in the background, at Harland and Wolff shipbuilding yard, Clydebrae Street, Govan, Glasgow.
    © IWM (Q 20002) Workers beginning on the ship 'skeleton', which can be seen in the background, at Harland and Wolff shipbuilding yard, Clydebrae Street, Govan, Glasgow.

  4. The 'iron harvest' in Flanders' Fields. A farmers' perspective

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    Gateways Event

    Darwin Lecture Theatre 1, University of Kent, Canterbury campus

    Free and open to all

    World War I left Flanders’ Fields littered with duds threatening the local population even today.

    Men making a path through landmines in Antwerp, Belgium
    Men making a path through landmines in Antwerp, Belgium © IWM (A 26553)

  5. Free Public Lecture: Footballers of the Great War

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    Supported by Gateways to the First World War

    The Football and War Network at the University of Wolverhampton...

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    Cigarette Card of Wilfred Neville
    Cigarette Card of Wilfred Neville
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