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Collaborative working recognised
We were over the moon to be nominated as a finalist for the APSE -Association for Public Service Excellence awards. Cheltenham Remembers was shortlisted for the ‘Best collaborative Working initiative’ award. We didn’t win our category… However, to be a finalist is a huge achievement in itself and perfect recognition for all the hard work…
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Recognition for WW1 Projection
Last Friday, Cheltenham Borough Council, along with some key partners, attended the Audio Visual awards in London. The Cheltenham Remembers projection was nominated for public sector project of the year and we were up against some big international names! We were pipped to the post by the European Parliament. It was a fascinating evening and…
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Ernest Davis & Alfred Moon
Following the Memorial March on 10th November 2018 and WW1 banners displayed along the railings of Montpelier Park we’ve been contacted by some of the relatives of Cheltonians who lost their lives in the First World War. Here Ian Goodridge tells the story of Ernest Davis & Alfred Moon and helps us put a face…
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Major Inglis Remembered
A service was held at Prestbury St Mary to commemorate Arthur McCullock Inglis. The photos below were provided by Stephen Pope who attended the event and said: “The Prestbury parishioners provided a wonderful welcome on Sun 12 May; a great deal of effort had been taken to mark each of the Great War casualties who…
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The Forgotten Female Casualties of WW1
Over the coming months we will be telling the stories of some of the Cheltenham women who died as a result of their work at Voluntary Aid hospitals during WW1. Nurse Anna Madeline Shaw, known as “Lena “ was born in 1884 in Harbourne, Staffordshire. She is one of Cheltenham’s forgotten female WW1 casualties who…
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Arthur Inglis – The First Tank Commander
On September 15th 1916 Arthur McCullock Inglis became the first person in history to lead tanks into battle. He is buried in Prestbury St Mary’s churchyard, where on 12th May 2019 they will be marking the centenary of his death. This is the story of how Arthur and his family are connected to the Cheltenham…
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Battlefield Crosses Project
A special event took place last week at Pittville School to celebrate the completion of a project to conserve and restore over 20 wooden WW1 battlefield crosses. The crosses had been subject to the elements for a number of years on display at the entrance to Cheltenham Cemetery. They have now been restored and preserved…
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Interpretation Board
As part of Cheltenham Remembers and the project to repair and conserve the war memorial in the Promenade, a new interpretation panel was installed on a stone plinth as a lasting legacy.
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John Chandler : Cheltenham’s Forgotten WW1 Inventor
The First World War sparked innovation in medicine and technology at a rate unseen in almost any other period of history. The work of talented metalworker and inventor John Chandler is today largely forgotten but the legacies of his inventions live on. John Edgar Chandler was born in Cheltenham in 1873. A new documentary film…
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Remarkable Women of Cheltenham – Part 1
Extracts from Cheltenham in the Great War by Neela Mann (2016, The History Press) “Cheltenham’s Prisoners of War and two remarkable ladies The large basement at Dumfries House, in Bayshill (now County House) became the source of a life line to 197 Prisoners of War (POWs) from Cheltenham. The house was the home of Mrs…
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