100 years commemoration of the contribution people from

Yarm made during WW1.

LARKSONG
Welcome to this exciting project, where you can create glass poppies to commemorate each of
the 83 servicemen from Yarm who died in the 191418 War! "ach of these poppies will #e lit
from within and presented at the candlelit vigil in Yarm on the 4
th
$ugust to mem#ers of the
deceased family, as a sym#ol that their courage and sacrifice will never #e forgotten, and their
inspiration will light up future generations to come!
When % conceived this project, % wanted to commemorate those who died #y ena#ling the living
to ta&e part in a new creative venture that could open new pathways for them! 'his would
include the young people and those who have left the armed forces due to injury etc and find
readjusting to civilian life extremely difficult!
(y hope is that #y researching the soldier)s name, you will find a young man with similar
hopes and worries, so you can empathise with him, move past the stereotypes of the war and
#e a#le to reflect on what his life was and what he has given us all!
'he mayor of Yarm, *eter (onc& started the whole project #ecause he loved his grandfather
deeply and wanted to commemorate his service and that of his generation! %f you are a#le to
tal& to your grandparents +it)s possi#le,- you can open up some fascinating stories of the past
that helps you to have a different perspective, from which you can #ase your designs on!
Information
for my inspiration % have used images from the poem, . %n /landers /ields0, #y 1ieutenant 2ohn
(c 3rae!
% have my own section of the face#oo& page on the dedicated we#site for the project which is
www.yarm1914.com, the face#oo& page is yarm1914 2udith, where % have posted the research
resources % have used, photos of the different glass techni4ues and soon, photos of your wor&!
You 'u#e lin& 5ighly recommended http://www.youtube.com/watch?!"#wbdo$i4%&
%mperial war museum www.iwm.org.u&/ww1
'he Wipers times a satirical news sheet pu#lished during the war
'http://www.nam.ac.u&/collection/collection(news/wipers(times(soldiers(paper
5artlepool 5eugh 6attery the only coastal #attery in "ngland to fire its guns in anger during
the /irst World War heughbattery.com/
'he /irst World War *oetry 7igital $rchive is an online repository of over 8999 items of text,
images, audio, and video for teaching, learning, and research! www.oucs.o).ac.u&/ww1lit/
'ees :alley partnership http://www.rememberingourwar.co.u&/
%nformative we# site www.northeastwarmemorials.com
Western front association 7urham 6ranch 9 $lan 5ealey 7urham ; 3hairman
988<88<99=8 www.westernfrontassociation.com u&
>oyal 6ritish 1egion www.britishlegion.org.u&
5elp for heroes www.helpforheroes.org.u&/ 3atteric& #ranch
?ational (emorial $r#oretum www.thenma.org.u&
'he poem .%n /landers fields0, www.greatwar.co.u&/poems/*ohn(mccrae(in(flanders(fields.htm
@lass A design information
http://www.creatieglassshop.co.u&/
http://www.warm(glass.co.u&/
www.cgs.org.u&/
www.nationalglasscentre.com/
www.frit(happens.co.u&