Welcome to the Stockton Heath WWI Community Project. For an overview of our objectives, please visit our Home Page. On this ‘Project Posts’ page we will keep you up to date with progress of the Project and related events.
Welcome everyone, the project is well underway. The cubs have done their basic research and library visits are being planned where we can access ancestry.co.uk free of charge which I’m sure will unlock much more information and we can start clearing up some of the anomalies with the help of census information.
Project Launch event. Everyone is welcome to join us for the official launch event at St. Thomas’ Church on Tuesday 24th July, 6:00pm to 7:00pm, learn more about the project, meet those currently involved and talk to us if you want to be part of the the journey. The main objective of the event is to involve the whole community of Stockton Heath and surrounding areas, connecting with other interested parties and families of those who gave their lives in the Great War. The press have been invited and refreshments will be available. Car parking, free after 3:00pm is available… Read more »
We’re starting to spread the word about the project and our Launch Event. The Warrington Guardian are on board and on Friday 20th July I’m on Radio Warrington’s Gordon Gandy’s “My Warrington” Show between 2:15pm and 3:00pm, It would be great if you could tune-in, http://radiowarrington.co.uk/listen-live/
We had a fantastic Project Launch Event at St. Thomas’ last night (24-July) 30 people attended along with 9 Cubs. Represented were local history societies from Warrington, Latchford and Lymm, others who had undertaken research already including family members from 3 of the names on the Cenotaph, Parish and Borough Council representatives and a local business offering their support. The feedback and willingness to help with the research, the project generally and freely share existing research was very heart warming. From one of our cubs parents: “It was a fascinating night. Robert met the family of one of the soldiers… Read more »
Welcome everyone, the project is well underway. The cubs have done their basic research and library visits are being planned where we can access ancestry.co.uk free of charge which I’m sure will unlock much more information and we can start clearing up some of the anomalies with the help of census information.
Project Launch event. Everyone is welcome to join us for the official launch event at St. Thomas’ Church on Tuesday 24th July, 6:00pm to 7:00pm, learn more about the project, meet those currently involved and talk to us if you want to be part of the the journey. The main objective of the event is to involve the whole community of Stockton Heath and surrounding areas, connecting with other interested parties and families of those who gave their lives in the Great War. The press have been invited and refreshments will be available. Car parking, free after 3:00pm is available… Read more »
Project Launch Event – Invitation….
We’re starting to spread the word about the project and our Launch Event. The Warrington Guardian are on board and on Friday 20th July I’m on Radio Warrington’s Gordon Gandy’s “My Warrington” Show between 2:15pm and 3:00pm, It would be great if you could tune-in, http://radiowarrington.co.uk/listen-live/
I’m starting to be contacted by interested parties and individuals about our project. That’s thanks to the Warrington Guardian both online at http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/16356600.can-you-help-with-stockton-heath-first-world-war-appeal/?ref=fbshr and in this weeks edition on page 44. Also thanks to Warrington Radio http://radiowarrington.co.uk, my interview on Gordon Gandy’s “My Warrington” Show will also be aired on Sunday 22nd July at 12:00.
I’m really looking forward to our Launch event on Tuesday (http://stocktonheathscouts.org.uk/project-posts/#comment-57)
We had a fantastic Project Launch Event at St. Thomas’ last night (24-July) 30 people attended along with 9 Cubs. Represented were local history societies from Warrington, Latchford and Lymm, others who had undertaken research already including family members from 3 of the names on the Cenotaph, Parish and Borough Council representatives and a local business offering their support. The feedback and willingness to help with the research, the project generally and freely share existing research was very heart warming. From one of our cubs parents: “It was a fascinating night. Robert met the family of one of the soldiers… Read more »
Launch Event 24th July 2018