Greater Manchester Air Cadets mark 100 years of the RAF ►
18.04.2018
With support from the British and French authorities, 70 Air Cadets took part in an expedition to France and Belgium to commemorate the foundation of ...
“The Dockers’ VC” ►
18.07.2017The centenary of Private William Ratcliffe’s Victoria Cross and the unveiling of his commemorative stone took place at Liverpool Parish Church o...
Broughton House resident Geoff Stott guest of honour at HMS EXETER memorial service ►
02.03.2017Royal Navy veteran Geoff Stott was the guest of honour at a memorial service held at Broughton House to mark the 75th anniversary of the sinking of th...
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge honour Manchester’s VC heroes ►
17.10.2016The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge recently unveiled six memorial flagstones in Manchester, each in remembrance of a locally born soldier of World War ...
City of Liverpool Somme Commemoration ►
25.08.2016‘He was the bravest officer I ever served under…’As an 18 year old, Georges Gabriel Coury from Croxteth, Liverpool, volunteered with 2/6th King�...
Royal British Legion sign of approval for Rochdale’s World War One battle streets ►
03.12.2015Five streets in Rochdale named after World War One battles have been re-dedicated and had special new signs unveiled during a public ceremony in the...
An unusual meeting ►
23.10.2015By Lt Col Ian Sawers, Rifles Colonel for the North WestSometimes, it can be quite extraordinary how the planning for a simple service of commemoration...
Manchester Airport Festival of Remembrance ►
28.08.2015The Manchester Airport Festival of Remembrance will take place at 1930hrs on Tuesday 10 November 2015 at the Runway Visitor Park, under the wings of C...
Chorley VC remembered ►
29.05.2015The Mayor of Chorley, accompanied by the Rifles City Colonel in the North West Lt Col Ian Sawers, unveiled the VC Memorial Stone of Rifleman William M...
World Record Breakers ►
31.07.2014School children from across Sefton have set a new World Record to commemorate the start of the First World War.To mark Sefton’s First World War ...
