Just a few of the events being organised:
SHORNCLIFFE, KENT
The Shorncliffe Trust (on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheShorncliffeTrust?fref=ts) have a very reverential scheme for the evening of 4th August 2014 lighting lanterns on the graves in memoriam to those who lie there.
The Trust are also fighting to save as much as possible of the Shorncliffe Barracks and 200-year old Redoubt and WW1 training trenches against the developers et al.
Andrew Morgan, Remembering the First World War in 2014 One Hundred Years Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/rememberingworldwarone/?fref=ts
TILBURY FORT, KENT
are holding a special commemorative event on 4th August 2014 - for details please contact Jonathan Catton, Heritage and Museum Officer, Thurrock Council. The museum are running a commemorative Great War Exhibition.
Monday, 4th August 10.00 am - 3.00 pm
Tilbury Fort, Tilbury, Essex RM18 7NR
Free WW1 Commemoration Day run by Thurrock Borough Council
Julie says: "We will be performing poems and extracts of the performance of "Merry it was to laugh there".
Julie will display some of our exhibition panels at this event.
EXETER, DEVON
MESSAGE FROM SUZANNE STEELE: I am a project lead on a Great War installation, The Long Goodbye, which you can see on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thelonggoodbye
The project is unveiling on 4 August, 2014.
For further details see also their website link: http://thelonggoodbye.exeter.ac.uk