- learning opportunities for schools and our community,
- a reprint of the Roll of Honour,
- development of a town trail,
- development of web pages for the Trust's web site, and
- development of a remembrance garden.
For Remembrance Day the Middlewich Roll of Honour, a document produced by the Urban District Council that listed serving personnel, their achievements and the fallen, will be reprinted. New research showed that the list was not complete; this has now been cross-referenced and re-typed. This research led to the unveiling of the 14 additional names the town's war memorial.
We will produce a trail leaflet to tell the story of Middlewich during the war, sharing families' memories and research, and using photographs and documents which have been acquired.
School groups are encouraged to contribute some art and written work for the project; this in turn helps teachers and pupils to learn more about Middlewich history through the stories of people involved and actions at particular key locations. The Trust has teamed up with the Royal British Legion, Middlewich Branch and is busy delivering school sessions leading up to Remembrance Sunday.
We will also be designing webpages with maps, documentation and images sharing the journey of our researchers as they uncovered the stories of WWI in Middlewich.
Finally our aim is to produce a permanent remembrance garden at the ICI Brooks Lane memorial with an opening event in July 2019, the centenary of the UK-wide peace celebrations. Local people and schools will work together with a designer to produce a garden design that reflects our Great War story.
Commenting on the award, Kerry Kirwan, Heritage Development Officer said: “We’re delighted that we’ve received this support thanks to National Lottery players; it means so much to have the opportunity to commemorate such a traumatic period in our town’s history. We owe so much to these people, even one hundred years on. Through this project we connect our modern-day community to the various local stories and events of the past that not only shaped our town but the country as a whole.”
For more information, or to contact the Trust, please email
middlewich.heritage.trust@gmail.com
