A time capsule, a series of educational resources based on the award-winning production of Far Far From Ypres, and a map of Scottish Memorials on the Western Front are being handed over to Poppyscotland as part of Scotland’s WW1 centenary legacy.
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100 STORIES FROM 100 ARTISTS TELLS SCOTLAND’S WW1 STORY
REFLECTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SCOTTISH COMMEMORATIONS PANEL
100 YOUNG ARTISTS TO BRING UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO SCOTLAND’S WW1 STORY
NORMAN DRUMMOND: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM ALL THIS?
The final year of the World War One centenary saw us deliver a number of memorable events – remembering the SS Tuscania and HMS Otranto tragedies in Islay, our War on the Home Front Conference in St Andrews, the Far, Far from Ypres commemorative tour which visited ten venues across Scotland, the Centenary of the First Armistice at Glasgow Cathedral, our final education event at the National Museum of Scotland, and finally, marking the Iolaire tragedy in Stornoway on New Year’s Day.
As the commemorative programme comes to an end, Professor Norman Drummond CBE FRSE, chair of the Scottish Commemorations Panel and WW100 Scotland, reflects on the final year of events in Scotland, and what we have learned from it all.
IOLAIRE TRAGEDY REMEMBERED 100 YEARS ON
NATIONAL IOLAIRE TRAGEDY CENTENARY COMMEMORATION ANNOUNCED
HRH The Prince Charles, Lord of the Isles and the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon will be present at a commemoration to remember the tragic sinking of HMY Iolaire, which hit ‘The Beasts of Holm’ rocks, around 20 yards from Stornoway’s coastline as it brought men home from World War One. Of around 300 on board, over 200 men from Lewis and Harris perished along with the crew.
EDUCATION EVENT TEACHES PUPILS ABOUT THE AFTERMATH OF WW1
Over 100 secondary school pupils attended an educational event to mark the final year of Scotland’s World War One centenary programme at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh today, with a series of talks and workshops focusing on the aftermath of the war.
SCHOOLS INVITED TO EDUCATION EVENT ON AFTERMATH OF WW1
SCOTLAND REMEMBERS 100 YEARS OF ARMISTICE
THE WW100 SCOTLAND ARMISTICE CENTENARY PRAYER
To mark the Centenary of the First Armistice, Professor Norman Drummond, chair of WW100 Scotland the Scottish Commemorations Panel, has composed a commemorative prayer. It was read by three generations of a German/Scottish family, along with Commonwealth representatives from Canada, Australia and New Zealand at Scotland’s Commemorative Service for the Centenary of the First Armistice.
Names of WW1 fallen to illuminate Scottish Parliament as mark of respect
SCOTLAND TO REMEMBER 100 YEARS OF ARMISTICE
GLOBAL PEACE CONCERT PLANNED FOR ARMISTICE DAY
PEOPLE OF ISLAY COMMEMORATE SINKING OF HMS OTRANTO OFF ISLAND’S SHORES A CENTURY AGO
RESTORED RAILWAY CARRIAGE TO GO ON DISPLAY IN LEITH IN MEMORY OF QUINTINSHILL DISASTER
NATION ENCOURAGED TO RING BELLS AT 12.30PM ON 11 NOVEMBER 2018
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport is looking for bells of any sort and in any location to join in with a bell ringing across the country and worldwide at 12.30pm on 11th November to commemorate the centenary of the Armistice which signaled the end of the First World War.
UNIQUE ARMISTICE COMMEMORATION WILL MARK EFFORTS OF SCOTTISH CHURCH IN LONDON DURING WW1
SCHOOLS INVITED TO APPLY FOR INVITATIONS TO SCOTLAND’S ARMISTICE CENTENARY SERVICE