Cheltenham Remembers

Category: Remembrance

  • Cheltenham WWI Photos Online

    A fantastic new World War 1 layer has been added to the Know Your Place mapping website which plots the houses of WW1 servicemen in Cheltenham. Discover their stories, where they lived and what they looked like. Hundreds of images now available.

  • Rolling road closures – 10 November, 1-3pm

    To say ‘Thank You’ to all the Cheltonians who gave so much and asked so little, this Saturday will see over 1,200 people join a route to represent 1278 named servicemen and servicewomen listed on the central war memorial and lost in the First World War. The WW1 march will see rolling road closures from…

  • Radio Gloucestershire – Listen Again!

    Bryn Holding Director of our play “On the Mend”, Hannah (who plays Grace in the play) and local history author Neela Mann were interviewed on BBC Radio Gloucestershire. Listen again from 1hour 17 mins to 1 hour 47 mins here  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06mx387  

  • A talk by the Head of WW1 at the IWM

    There is still time to book your ticket for a special talk by Alan Wakefield (head of First World War & 20th Century Conflict at the Imperial War Museum) at St Andrew’s Church in Montpellier today (Sat 27th October). Organised by the Holst Birthplace Museum. www.holstmuseum.org

  • University Chapel Remembrance

    Remembrance at the University Chapel (Francis Close Hall) From 5th – 9th November the university will be remembering the former students of Cheltenham Training College and pupils of St. Paul’s Practising School who lost their lives in the First World War. 264 poppies are being crocheted by staff and alumni in remembrance of those who…

  • A unique, breath-taking visual experience

    Join us on Sunday 11 November, between 5pm and 8pm  at Cheltenham War Memorial, Promenade, Cheltenham Our final commemoration event is a powerful, thought provoking and poignant projection of WW1 imagery and sound that will light up the Municipal Offices, marking 100 years since the signing of the Armistice Agreement. Please come along to the…

  • WW1 Memorial March

    REGISTER TODAY to take part in our WW1 Memorial March on Saturday 10 November. This is your chance to be part of a moving tribute to represent every person listed on the Town’s War Memorial. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cheltenham-remembers-ww1-mem…

  • Centenary Concert

    We invite you to a special concert on Thursday 25 October at Cheltenham Town Hall to mark the Centenary of World War One. Hosted by Gloucestershire Music and The Cheltenham Trust the evening will feature perfomances by local youth orchestras and choirs, plus a world premier by Johnathan Trim. #CheltenhamRemembers Tickets only £5.50. http://www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk/…/cheltenham-remember…/

  • NEW Exhibition at the Wilson

    Come and visit the FREE WW1 exhibition in the third floor gallery the Wilson. The Listening Station re-imagines images and words from the Wilson’s WW1 archive in a powerful visual installation. ‘Listen in’ to stories from the past, blended with contemporary community reflection about conflict and the First World War. #CheltenhamRemembers

  • VC Paving Stone

    A commemorative stone was laid on Sunday 2nd September at Cheltenham War Memorial to commemorate Lt Col Richard Annesley West (VC). The ceremony was attended by members of his family (from as far afield as Australia) and representatives from the Royal Tank Regiment, North Irish Horse and the Royal British Legion. The paving stone was…