When your household's copy of the Winter 2013 edition of the Brigg Matters newsletter is delivered to the door, be sure to read the superb section submitted from Sir John Nelthorpe School, relating to a few of the local men who served their country with bravery and distinction.
Stories from the First World War is a marvellous, if rather chilling, chapter. The stories of people like George Henry Joseph Sowter and Joseph Neall have been compiled from researches undertaken by history students at SJN, under the watchful eye of David Waite.
He came to a Brigg Town Council meeting in the Angel Suite some months ago and explained the school's intention to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of WW1 (in 2014) with a special history project.
Hopefully, the Editor of Brigg Matters will be able to publish more on this topic in future editions. For the Nelthorpe students' findings deserve to be read by a wide audience.
Meanwhile, anyone wanting to get in touch with the school about the project is welcome to email nelthorpememorial@gmail.com
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Hi Nige.....Yes agree. it's a superbly written bit of research...the personal letters are particularly poignant.
2014 is the centenary of the declaration of WW1 - David Waite, the SJN teacher i/c the history group will be working with relevant parties in the near future to discuss how this WW1 Centenary should be marked.
In the meantime, Brigg Matters will be allocating some space in each of the 2014's 4 issues for further articles on the students' research findings.
Hi Nige.....Yes agree. it's a superbly written bit of research...the personal letters are particularly poignant.
2014 is the centenary of the declaration of WW1 - David Waite, the SJN teacher i/c the history group will be working with relevant parties in the near future to discuss how this WW1 Centenary should be marked.
In the meantime, Brigg Matters will be allocating some space in each of the 2014's 4 issues for further articles on the students' research findings.
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