July 2018: What Teachers are Saying: "Your website is packed with truly amazing stuff. It's wonderful." Kay Walton - Manager Hull Schools Library Service. "How can we incorporate this into our curriculum and school life?" Cat Sharples, Windsor Park Middle School, Uttoxeter. "Can we discuss your WW1 project , we are very keen to get our school involved." Bethan Harris, Birchgrove Primary School, Cardiff. "Our West Swindon Community Schools would like to link the Armistice Cantata with a joint choir as part of our commemoration." Gayle Bryon, Swindon.
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This is a Golden-Oldies Schools inter-generational project - click here to find out more about
our Charity, more fondly referred to simply as, 'Goldies' which now reaches out to older, isolated people across England and Wales through its daytime singing and activity sessions. This video is now on YouTube and was taken at the launch of our project in November 2017 to schools in Bath and North East Somerset.
our Charity, more fondly referred to simply as, 'Goldies' which now reaches out to older, isolated people across England and Wales through its daytime singing and activity sessions. This video is now on YouTube and was taken at the launch of our project in November 2017 to schools in Bath and North East Somerset.
The Golden-Oldies charity and its previous WW1 project with schools has been recognised by the organisation
'Remember WW1' 
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We hope that this website will help your Primary School in South West England and Wales as it plans commemorative events and projects in the months leading up to November 2018. The Golden-Oldies Charity has an award-winning reputation through its inter-generational programmes. This new project is supported by The National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund, The Garfield Weston Foundation, The Moondance Foundation, The Royal British Legion and The Santander Foundation. It focuses on the final months of WW1 leading up to the Armistice on November 11th, 1918.
Across the United Kingdom, organisations will turn their attention to commemorating the end of WW1 and we hope that through this website, your school will find all the guidance and information it needs. We have also added many links including regional information and topic help. These are the headings which will lead you to separate pages in the website containing project plans, music scores and much, much more. Here at 'Goldies' we would like to hear from all schools who are taking part in these projects. With over 150 daytime 'Goldies singing and activity sessions' and 50 freelance session leaders across England and Wales we hope to link the older folk who attend those sessions with their local primary school. Please contact us on this email so that we can support your projects, help with promotion and bring together the young with the young at heart in your school community - this is your contact email, thank you: grenville@ourmemories.org.uk Here are details of our WW1 community projects for you to consider: A WW1 COMMEMORATION - this could be a term-long project that takes a wider look at the impact on the lives of children today from 100 years ago. Our following document, prepared by primary school teachers for you, contains guidance and ideas for implementing a WW1 project for KS2 pupils at your school. Click HERE to access our guidance project. WAR MEMORIALS - with thousands of War Memorials across the UK, they can be the link to your community, commemorating those who gave their lives in service of their country. Here are suggestions and ideas on how you can visit your nearby War Memorial and make this a WW1 project Click HERE to access our War Memorial guidance project. PAL'S REGIMENTS AND BATTALIONS - The men who, inspired by Lord Kitchener, went to War from football, cycling, rugby and other activities representing all of the Regions of England and Wales. Who were they? The Bradford Pals – The Liverpool Pals – 3rd Rhondda – Grimsby Chums – Kensington Pals – Royal Welsh Pals – Cornwall Pioneers – Portsmouth Pals – the Wellbeck Rangers. Was there a PALS Regiment in your region? Click HERE to access our PALS guidance project. WOMEN AND WW1 - The role of women is sometimes overlooked and you may consider this as an important subject. Our project guidance notes are packed with information for your school. Click HERE to access our Women and WW1 guidance project. THANK YOU - THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION'S MOVEMENT - click HERE to discover more about this unique project which is part of the Royal British Legion's Centenary commemoration. THE ROLE OF THE STRETCHER BEARER - Thousands of men suffered in the trenches during WW1 - a possible project for your primary school might be the service given by the stretcher bearers. Some were members of the Royal Army Medical Corps, others came from the individual regiments. Click HERE to access our guidance project. ARMISTICE CANTATA - This is a unique new 30 minute production which schools can rehearse and perform as part of their commemoration. Written by professionals in South Wales working with talented children from Thornhill Primary School, Cardiff, this new work was launched in November 2017 also encourages participation from older people in your local community. Click HERE for information on how you can perform Armistice Cantata at your school. WW1 MEDLEY'S FOR YOU TO SING
We have two WW1 Medley's, both arranged by Alwyn Humphrey's MBE, which you can download, learn in school and also perform at any special WW1 concerts or commemorations. The first Medley - Vol 1 was introduced as part of our 1914-1916 programme and has already been performed by many schools. However, we are re-issuing it as part of this new programme. The songs are: Tipperary/Home Fires Burning/A Perfect Day/Pack Up Your Troubles. The second Medley - Vol 2 is brand new, and was commissioned by the Golden-Oldies Charity for schools to perform. The songs are: I Hate to Get Up in the Morning/ Till We Meet Again/Sister Susie/A long long trail a-winding/Good-Bye ee Click HERE to download either or both of our Medley's HELPING WITH YOUR RESEARCH - As every teacher will know, there are many other websites packed with information about WW1. We have also compiled a comprehensive list of links which we hope will help your school's research in the months leading up to November 2018. Please tell us about your WW1 project so we can help with promotion and hopefully, involve the older folk who attend our Golden-Oldies daytime singing session close to you. Click HERE for our links page. 
THE CHILDREN'S STORYBOOKS BRINGING THE GREAT WAR TO LIFE
A rare set of children's books to help Primary age children get involved in the WW1 centenary The picture books are created by author Hilary Robinson and War Horse illustrator Martin Impey. The series consists of Where The Poppies Now Grow, The Christmas Truce, Flo of the Somme, A Song for Will and Peace Lily. The books have been featured on BBC Radio 4 and BFBS television. They have been nominated for the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, finalists in the People's Book Prize and winners of various awards including the Historical Association's Young Quills Awards and the North Somerset Teacher's Book Award multiple times. The books have sold brilliantly across the country and the topics they cover include... - Young people's considerations when signing up for the front line (Where the Poppies Now Grow) - The animals who contributed to the war effort (Flo of the Somme) - Post-traumatic stress disorder (A Song for Will) - Women in the war effort, particularly young nurses (Peace Lily) Here is a clip of when Hilary and Martin were recently featured worldwide on BFBS television.... https://www.forces.net/news/childrens-storybooks-bringing-great-war-life The books are available from Bertrams, Gardners and Amazon. MORE INFORMATION Uniforms and clothes worn 100 years ago. Click HERE How WW1 affected your part of England and Wales - see our regional pages. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission and how you can locate the names of soldiers from your part of England and Wales. Click HERE 
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Grenville Jones, the founder of Golden-Oldies, has a personal interest in the history of The Great War. His own grandfather, William Henry Jones lost his life at the Somme in July 1916. Through Grenville's work with his many choirs, he has a close association with the BBC and has worked with them on a number of occasions. In 2016 - Grenville presented a programme for BBC Radio based on the life of songwriter, Fred Weatherly. Fred lived in Bath in the 1900's and was a prolific songwriter, included in his titles was "O Danny Boy" - It is not widely recognised but the most popular song of WW1 was entitled
"Roses of Picardy"...written by Fred Weatherly. You can hear this clip, which includes singing from Grenville's mixed-voice choir, The Bath Chorus by clicking HERE. |
