Ferryhill | The North-East At War

CEREMONY: Katie Yeo, from Byers Green, on her horse Tino Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT

You’ll be amazed at this fantastic woollen poppy display in West Cornforth

Lizzie Anderson

Bowburn Knit and Natter Group's Elizabeth Taylor, Hilary Mason, Joyce Garner, Jean Shields, the group contributed more than 600 poppies

A poppy for each County Durham soldier who fell in WWI

Catherine Priestley

STALLS: Children from local schools set up WW1 food stalls in Durham Market Place as part of Durham Farmers' Market Pictured Jackson Stevenson, Regan Bowman, and Robyn Pipe, from Easington Colliery Primary School. Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT

Children learn about life for their counterparts 100 years ago as war raged in Western Europe

Gavin Havery

STORY TELLER: Librarian Malcolm Neesam

Ferryhill youth theatre commemorates First World War with original musical

The Northern Echo

First World War centenary inspires author to transform Somme short story into novel

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Out of the frying pan into the fire

Chris Lloyd

SOLE GRAVE: Kirk Merrington church, where Rifleman E Roberts is buried

Readers turn researchers to fill in the gaps

Chris Lloyd

WELL DONE: L-Cpl Arthur Dixon receives his DCM from Colonel Tress, in Ferryhill Market Place

Ferryhill soldier was people’s champion

Chris Lloyd

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