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Useful Links | Highworth Missing Link
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Websites you may find of interest:. For local cycle repairs and service : www.mobilecyclemedic.com. Recommended Bike Shops: www. mitchellcycles. Swindon Cycle Maps and other travel info; www. swindon. For Sports and Leisure CyclingBritish Cycling: www.britishcycling.org.uk. For Leisure Cycling and Touring CTC: www.ctc.org.uk. Cycling Embassy of Great Britain: www.cycling-embassy.org.uk. Highworth Historical Society: www.highworthhistoricalsociety.co.uk. Email: contact@highworthmissinglink.org.uk.
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Forthcoming Events 2016 | medievalwallpaintings
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Dr Ellie Pridgeon promoting the study of medieval wall paintings. 8211; Considering Cadavers in Medieval and Post-Reformation Wall. Death, Art and Anatomy Conference. Ecclesiological Society Annual Lecture. With C.B. Newham), St Alban’s Centre, London. September 25th 2015 –. Medieval Wall Painting in Hampshire Churches. Andover History and Archaeological Society. Protect, Create, Inspire Volunteering Conference 2015. Churches Conservation Trust, Grand Hotel, Bristol. September 5th 2015 –. University of G...
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Highworth in WW1 | Highworth Remembers
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The WFA and HHS. Photographs depicting Highworth and the surrounding area from the time of the Great War. Saracens Head Hotel 1916. Peace Celebrations in Highworth High St. 1919. Reading the local newspaper, at the start of the war Highworth seems to have almost shrugged it off. Just a short war, soon dealt with. Then the wounded men came back, the first deaths, and it was not over by Christmas. By the end of the war you have the impression of a town and people pushed to the limit but you never get the i...
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WW1 Timeline | Highworth Remembers
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The WFA and HHS. Timeline for the Great War from 1914 through to 1919. The first Zeppelin raid on Britain takes place. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austria-Hungary’s throne, and his wife, Sophie, are assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip while the couple were visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia. Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. Germany declares war on Russia. The United Kingdom declares war on Germany. Landings on the G...
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The WFA and HHS | Highworth Remembers
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The WFA and HHS. The WFA and HHS. The Western Front Association (WFA) was formed with the aim of furthering interest in The Great War of 1914-1918. We also aim to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of all those on all sides who served their countries in France and Flanders and their own countries during The Great War. Established in 1980 by noted military historian John Giles, the WFA has grown over the years to some 6,000 members worldwide. Three times a year. Stand To! Despite having a smal...
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Events | Highworth Remembers
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The WFA and HHS. All events are to be held at the Highworth Community Centre, The Dormers, Highworth. SN6 7PQ unless otherwise stated. Lecture: Building the Morane Saulnier replica. 200pm to 3.00pm. A talk on the building of the replica aeroplane by the people who built it. Lecture: Warneford and the Zeppelin. 400pm to 5.00pm. COMBINED TICKET FOR BOTH WARNEFORD AND REPLICA LECTURES. Tickets available from The Lighthouse Bookshop, High Street, Highworth from early 2015 or email us for details. 730pm to 9&...
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Highworth Community Portal - Cotswolds - Local History
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Highworth is a hilltop market town in North Wiltshire, seven miles from Swindon. It has a rich heritage with continuous settlement for over 4000 years; archaeological remains dating back to the Bronze Age, and evidence of the Roman Period being discovered in the area. A church was mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1086 and in 1206 King John granted Highworth the right to hold a weekly Wednesday market and an annual fair on the feast of St Michael. John Betjeman, a former poet laureate wrote 'Highworth ...
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The Replica Aeroplane | Highworth Remembers
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The WFA and HHS. The Morane Saulnier Parasol Type L. The Morane Saulnier replica. The Morane Saulnier Parasol type L was a French parasol wing one or two seat aeroplane and it was one of the fastest reconnaissance aeroplanes in the allied forces at the beginning of the Great War. The Building of the Replica. The history behind the project:. In 2006 two teachers, Pol Lietaert and Johan Vanbeselaere, decided to build an aeroplane to go with the engine. By the end of 2007, the construction of the aluminium ...
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Useful Links | Highworth Remembers
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The WFA and HHS. Below you will find links to other websites we think you might find interesting. Please note that because a website is included in this list it does not mean that we agree with all comments made within that site, nor can we be held accountable for the websites content. An exhibition on the Great war which uses documents from the National Archives to create a teaching resource for the history national curriculum. A multimedia history of WW1. Airship explodes over Ghent. Website promoting ...
