Swale Borough Council
WW1 Centenary Commemoration Project Grant Scheme Awards 2015 -16
App
Application
No. Received Date
A15
18/02/2015
B15
26/02/2015
C15
13/03/2015
D15
24/04/2015
E15
28/04/2015
F15
12/05/2015
G15
03/06/2015
H15
03/06/2015
I15
30/07/2015
Organisation
Name
Project Description
Grant
Value Paid
Production of pocket guide to the church, to feature information and pictures of the memorial
The Friends of the
tablets and stained glass window commemorating villagers who lost their lives in WW1.
Church of St Mary
the Virgin Upchurch
To enable1st Milton Regis Scout Group to take part in a 'Battlefields Camp, Ypres, Belgium'.
Numbers participating and the total cost to members will be determined by levels of financial
support received.
Delivery of a 'Remembrance Event' to commemorate the centenary anniversary of the 'Princess
Blue Town
Irene Explosion' which killed 273 officers and crew and 76 dockyard workers from the Sheerness
Remembered
area. Plus raise awareness of the historic event, especially to schools. (A book has subsequently
been published).
Development and delivery of exhibition ‘Faversham in WW1: Localism and Legacy’. Focusing on
everyday life, work and wartime experiences, a unique interpretation by a number of
The Faversham
commissioned artists from Faversham and the South East. The project will include workshops &
Society
exhibitions for an intergenerational audience. The legacy of the work with add to the Fleur’s
Heritage archive with some elements on permanent display.
Support to sustain the commemorative website: www.broughton-dunkirk-hernhillDunkirk Parish
warmemorials.com and associated research made.The Parish Council has been encouraged to
Council
apply again to support other commemorative activity in the Parish.
Warden Bay Village Creation of Remembrance Garden and paved access to the area beside the Community Centre.
Hall Community
Centre
Landscaping and surrounds of a traditional bandstand being constructed as a permanent memorial
Leysdown Parish
to WW1. The bandstand will display a plaque dedicated to the fallen and host a memorial function
Council
upon completion.
Development and delivery of WW1 project entilted 'Breaking the Myths: First World War and
Africa'. To research and tell the largely untold story of the role of Africans in WW1. Working
principally with South Avenue Primary School, Meadowfield School, Diversity House Club and
Diversity House
young people from across Swale schools to produce heritage material including arts, articles,
worksheets, designed material, documented memories, photography and essays for display
across Swale.
Production and development costs associated with the constantly evolving WW1 exhibition at the
Historical Research
HRGS run Heritage Hub in the Forum.Including the development of the Interactive Touch Screen
Group of
WW1 Roll of Honour memorial and the necessary computer storage & printing equipment to
Sittingbourne
support it.
1st Milton Regis
Scout Group
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125.00
750.00
500.00
750.00
100.00
500.00
750.00
750.00
500.00
Swale Borough Council
WW1 Centenary Commemoration Project Grant Scheme Awards 2015 -16
J15
10/08/2015
K15
12/10/2015
L15
11/11/2015
M15
11/11/2015
N15
11/11/2015
O15
24/11/2015
P15
09/11/2015
Q15
19/11/2015
R15
05/01/2016
Blue Town
Remembered
WW1 exhibits, including a display about the Princess Irene are on the first floor at the Heritage
Centre. This project will produce a film with commentary to show disabled visitors and others the
story of the WW1 artefacts and make the experience more inclusive and accessible to all.
Support to enable Sittingbourne Orpheus to take up an invitation to attend and participate in the
memorial service in Ypres to commemorate the 2nd year of the outbreak of WW1. The memorial
will be in the form of a concert with choirs from England, France, Belgium and Germany in Ypres
Cathedral.
Organisational support for commemorative services for the ten individuals from Hartlip who lost
their lives during WW1. The community and families will be invited to attend the ten services and
Hartlip Parish Council
refreshments afterwards. Wreaths and a commemorative plaque will also be produced.
Sittingbourne
Orpheus Choral
Society
Memorial planting, bench and shutter painted in commemorative style with poppies at the Community
Minster Community
Centre. These works will provide a visual reminder and place where residents can reflect and remember all
Centre
loved ones involved in WW1 and other conflicts.
Development and delivery of project 'Illuminata Aviatica', working with children and families to research
the important role Sheppey played in the history of aviation during WW1 by the Royal Naval Air Service
Big Fish Arts
and the Royal Flying Corps at Eastchurch. Producing lantern structures based on aeroplane designs to be lit
by hundreds of coloured fairy lights and displayed during the Winter Lantern Parade in Sheerness.
Production of large posters to be placed in shop fronts which will list the fallen from the Town of 1915. This
Sittingbourne Retail
follows the success of the posters produced in 2014 to raise awareness of the WW1 Centenary and the
Association (SRA)
impact on Sittingbourne.
Barton Court Care Creation of memorial garden, poppy fountain and seating at the Care Home for residents.
Home - Minster
Residents Group
Production of age specific education packs for all Sheppey school children to inform them about the Isle of
Sheppey’s role in WW1. The packs will include work sheets and a copy of the WW1 Sheppey Passport
together with information about famous people linked with Sheppey such as Franz Losel (first spy arrested
Blue Town
by MI5), Captain Scarlett who organised WW1 aviation from Sheerness Dockyard and James McCudden VC
Remembered
who lived in Sheerness. There are 8,000 school children on Sheppey and the initial print run is dependent
upon fund raising as each pack will cost £2 to produce.
Eastchurch Parish
Council
Creation of a permanent feature commemorating WW1 formed of a 60m2 block of planting on the western
approach to the village. Planted with Flanders poppy seeds, wild flowers and a single oak tree with a stake
and inscribed plaque. Considerable ground work is required to produce this area as a countywide project
of WW1 commemoration.
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500.00
750.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
375.00
600.00
650.00
750.00
Swale Borough Council
WW1 Centenary Commemoration Project Grant Scheme Awards 2015 -16
S15
15/12/2015
T15
05/01/2016
U15
07/01/2016
Sheppey Promenade manages Rose Street Cottage of Curiosities and a grant contribution made to organise
an exhibition of photographs showing Sheppey in WWI, produce a Sheppey WW1 timeline and also to
Sheppey Promenade show the photographic work of Lilian Mason a woman photographer taking photographs of Sheppey
Residents during the war. Plus pictures of Franz Heinrich Lösel the German National accused of being a spy
during the war.
Bensteds Charity War Support to develop 'The Faversham War Memorial Project', which is considering the relocation of the war
Memorial Fund - memorial within the existing garden to allow for better access during commemorative ceremonies and to
allow more people to participate in remembrance day events. The project will include for new memorial
Faversham War
walls containing the names of the fallen from WW1 that are not recorded on other memorials to ensure
Memorial
that all names are on public display.
Development of the memorial garden created as a village WW1 commemorial project in 2014 at the site of
Newington History the village sign. Lengths of ornamental chain,York stone slabs and a memorial plaque will be installed to
Group
sustain this visible, accessible commemorative memorial to the village fallen.
05/02/2016
Sittingbourne
Heritage Museum
W15
25/02/2016
Faversham Town
Council
X15
08/03/2016
The Faversham
Society
V15
Publication of the research undertaken by Sittingbourne Heritage Museum member Sally Jenkins with
assistance of others and the HRGS. The subject of the research, Old Bordenians who fought for their
country in WW1 and WW2. The title of the publication will be 'Wartime Heroes of Borden Grammar School
Remembered'. It will be a comprehensive and detailed account which will support commemoration for all,
and a fitting legacy of the local WW1 & WW2 research completed.
Organisation and delivery of 'The Great Explosion Centenary Service' at Love Lane Cemetery on April 2nd
2016. Working with the Faversham Society, Oare Parish Council and the community to commemorate the
loss of local 106 lives in 'The Great Explosion' at Uplees Gunpowder Works in 1916.
Mount an exhibition at The Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre on the centenary of 'The Great Explosion' at Uplees
on April 2nd 1916.
Total value of WW1 Centenary Project Grants paid between 01/04/2015 - 31/03/2016
500.00
750.00
450.00
500.00
750.00
150.00
12950.00
Swale Borough Councillors launched the WW1 Centenary Grant Scheme to support community organisations commemorate the WW1 Centenary
Anniversary period from 2014 - 2018 (up to the maximum value of £750 per grant). Encouraging local community led projects and activities across the
Borough to commemorate the WW1 Centenary in Swale. Grant applications are processed upon receipt to enable projects to be delivered throughout
the year. For further information about these grants and how to apply please contact Economy and Community Services Project Officer Martin
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