15 October 2011

The Western Front Association have organised a one-day conference exploring some aspects of the First World War, in talks given by leading specialists in the field. It is open to all members of the public who have unanswered questions, perhaps raised by current television programme Downton Abbey, or recent plays in MK - Journey's End at Milton Keynes Theatre, and Oh! What a Lovely War! - which presents a completely different take on the War's events - showing in November.

About this production...

The one-day conference will focus on the Archaeology of Plugstreet (Plugstreet or Ploegsteert is twinned with Wolverton), Women Artists of the War, The Battle of the Somme (with fascinatingly detailed reference to the famous film), as well as the newly edited Letters of Hugh Butterworth (cousin of the composer, George, and a schoolmaster in civilian life). Speaking will be...

Andy Robertshaw

Ghost of the Somme: Filming the 1916 battle

David Cohen

Women Artists and Images of Women in the First World War

Martin Brown

Digging Up Plugstreet - Front Line Archaology

John Cooksay

Blood and Iron - The War Letters of Hugh Montagu Butterworth KIA 25.09.1915

The day will also include a delicious lunch, and there will be secondhand booksellers as well as authors speaking who will be free to sign books during the day. There will be many like-minded people meeting together from the Western Front Association and the general public, all interested in different aspects of such a vast subject.

The Wester Front Association...

The WFA is the UK's leading educational charity, encouraging all aspects of study, research and comradeship so renowned in that conflict and with connections being explored for today's situation and current charities. They are currently involved in such events as the Festival of History, the Who do you think you are? live show at the Olympia, and are planning for the Centenary Commemorations which will begin in August 2014.

Box Office

Tickets can be purchased by phoning Jane Backhouse 01234 750695.

Seats are not allocated. Groups should telephone 01234 750695 for further details.