Bristol 2014 The City And Conflict From The First World War To The Present Day

Bristol 2014 is part of the First World War Centenary Partnership

First World War Centenary Partnership Programme

Bristol 2014 is supported by:

Heritage Lottery Fund Arts Council England Bristol City Council Business West Society of Merchant Venturers University of the West of England

It is coordinated by Bristol Cultural Development Partnership.

A Village at War

29 Sep 2014

Brislington  marked the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War with a rehearsed reading drama production of  A Village of  War, a piece which Jonathan Rowe was commissioned to write, presented by St Luke's Church Players and Friends. This told the story of  how Brislington was affected by the war, and included letters home, memories, songs of the period and poems by wartime poets such as Wilfred Owen. The performance was originally planned as a 'one night' only show but to overwhelming public demand it was was performed twice on July 18th & 19th 2014 to audiences of over 150.

From a retiring collection, £320 was donated to The Royal British Legion.  Many people found the evening very moving and having the stories of some of those 120 Brislington men who lost their lives included really brought home to the audience the reality of the loss of  men, so many in their late teens and twenties, who lived in the same streets that we all live in and walk in today. Brislington Conservation & History Society provided an exhibition of 'Brislington And The Great War' which was later on display in Wick Road Library.

Read more about Brislington and the Great War HERE.

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