Silverton is honouring soldiers from the village who fought in the First World War with a specially-written musical revue which will be performed between Febuary 20-22 at Silverton Community Hall.
The unique work, titled Trenches and Wenches, tells the story of men from the mid Devon village who went to fight in France and Belgium and marks the centenary of the start of the conflict.
Although concentrating on the soldiers’ heroic efforts and sometimes tragic tales, it will also reveal what life was like for the women left behind without their menfolk through specially-...
Devon County Council will be announcing that it will make available £150,000 in funding to help restore war memorials as part of a project marking the WW1 centenary.
The project called ‘Devon remembers’ will see the armed forces, councils, trade unions as well as local historians team up to help community projects to around local war memorials. The project will initially focus on restoring the 2,000 estimated war memorials erected at the end of the First World War many of which have fallen to disrepair. The project will also see schools across the county encourage children to...
