In the 7th August 1914 edition of the Royal Leamington Spa Courier and Warwickshire Standard, there are some interesting articles on how the local residents should continue as business as ...
At the beginning of 1915, various regiments were being moved to Warwickshire and billeted locally. They were to form the 29th Division, which was inspected by King George V on ...
In the Royal Leamington Spa Courier and Warwickshire Standard Newspapers, there are lots of snippets of information about life at home and details of local soldiers experiences out on the ...
It’s really interesting to read through local newspapers published during the First World War. They provide an insight into life at home and details of local soldiers fighting out on ...
By February 1915, more and more Women were taking up the roles left by men, who had taken up their call of duty to fight for their country. In the ...
Many existing organisations responded by providing financial and other support. Warwickshire County Council organised the provision of accommodation for Prisoners of War, and also the creation of allotments to combat ...
Reading through the news stories for January and February 1915, there are some interesting war-related births and marriages in Leamington Spa.
In the newspaper, published on 15th January 1915 (Warwick and ...
Daily life on the front would vary depending on which area the soldiers were fighting in as well as whether their unit was currently actively engaged in combat or had ...
In the Royal Leamington Spa Courier and Warwick Standard published on 7th August 1914, there is an interesting newspaper article describing the journey of a party of 20 Americans as ...
We are a group of volunteers who seek to participate in and promote the conservation of bats and their habitats in Warwickshire.
The WBRC is the most comprehensive data bank of species and habitat records in Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull. WBRC has collated biological and geological records since 1974. The WBRC collates and manages records to underpin professional, sound and timely ecological advice to assist the public, council and partners in the delivery of their biodiversity statutory duties.
We know it’s a small world and this is wonderfully demonstrated by the Warwickshire Bytes Deposition Indexing Project,
At Christmas time families often have their own traditions and stories for the holiday period, unique to their own personal histories and communities. In many cases, these stories are represented ...
My collection of Warwickshire collieries. Alvecote is the only one missing from the pits that were nationalised.
By a quirk of administrative boundary changes, Warwickshire’s home at Edgbaston is not in the current county. Delve back to its early years however, and some of the key places ...
One of the questions most often asked by visitors to Warwickshire County Record Office is ‘how old is our oldest document?’ to which, at least since 1970s, our answer has ...
WDCG is currently managing c.900 nest tubes at eight sites with the assistance of two local conservation groups, the Earlswood Wildlife Partnership and the Stour Valley Wildlife Action Group. More information about the group including all the newsletters can be seen on the Dormouse Conservation Group webpage on the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust website.
Pebbles of many different rock types can be found in Warwickshire, and are commonly encountered in fields, gardens and parks. Flint, best known from southern and eastern England, is present ...
