When we arrived in Belgium we were immediately taken to Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery in Poperinge, Belgium. This was the first Commonwealth cemetery that we visited and the impact of this initial visit was clear for everyone to see. The whole group listened intently...
Monday 13th August 2018 We are travelling to Belgium on a coach and ferry. The coach is travelling from Ferryhill to Dover so that we can get the ferry from Dover to Calais and then the coach will take us the rest of the way. The total journey time is about 7 hours...
On Friday 10th August 2018 the Over The Wire young people met Alan and Malcolm from the Northumbria World War One Project. Our young people were very interested to learn about the vast database produced by Alan and his team, which has biographical details of over 1850...
On Wednesday, 8th August 2018, some of the Over the Wire young people and activity mentors visited St Hilda’s Church in Hartlepool to prepare for our World War One performance at St George’s Chapel, Flanders, Ypres in Belgium. St Hilda’s Church is a...
On Wednesday, 8th August 2018, we visited the Heugh Battery Museum; the only World War One Battlefield in the UK. The Over The Wire young people and activity mentors were taken on a private tour of the battlefield and participated in workshops looking at weaponry,...
