First World War Centenary

The students with their display

Adult learners create First World War exhibition

View writing groups First World War DVD at Tyldelsey Library

School’s tribute to former pupils who fought in wars

Poppies pinned in remembrance at Atherton church

Last post to be played in Tyldesley for Remembrance Sunday

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Exhibition of war memorabilia to be held in Astley

Grandson to parade medals that fallen Leigh soldier never saw

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VIDEO: Audience are brought to tears by pupils’ songs at Leigh centenary event

First World War service to be held at Lowton church

Community artwork to mark centenary on display in Leigh

Plans come together for Great War-themed heritage day

Article highlights war victims buried in borough's cemeteries

World War horse to get 'animal VC' for gallantry

Lights go out as Leigh remembers 100 years on

VIDEO: Lights out for WW1 anniversary

Royals plant ceramic poppies to mark lives lost in First World War

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VIDEO: Duke and Duchess attend WWI memorial service in Belgium

Dignitaries gather to mark anniversary of the start of the First World War

Dedicate a tree to create a lasting tribute to those who lived and served during the First World War

Lights out to mark centenary of outbreak of First World War

Pensioners' Link to hold WW1 commemoration event in Leigh Library

Motorbike ride to honour soldiers killed in First World War

VIDEO: First World War explored through song and dance at Atherton school

First World War soldier to have Bickershaw road named in his honour

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VIDEO: Volunteers hard at work to digitalise rare Leigh records

Pupils read war poems at commemorative service

Leigh MP urges residents to visit war graves

First World War workshops teach Leigh pupils horrors of front line

D-Day 70: Live updates as Europe remembers

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Women on warpath to protect Leigh memorial garden

A look back in time: 1914

Bidding opens for council grants to mark First World War centenary

Leigh school receives funding to mark First World War centenary

Cemetery tour will tell stories of First World War casualties buried in the borough

Rare tribunal records reveal First World War impact on Leigh

'Brave women' of First World War to be remembered

Photographic display shows how First World War changed society

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