On 29th January 2014 staff and students attached to Legacies of War took part in a ‘roadshow’ style event hosted by Morley’s Centenary Committee. As part of Leeds Stories of the Great War the University has built a partnership with Morley Town events manager, the local councillors and committee....
Over the past summer my research, funded by a PhD Studentship in First World War Studies, has centred upon the ‘transportation mission’ sent to the British General Headquarters in the summer of 1916 under the leadership of Sir Eric Geddes, former Deputy General Manager of the North Eastern Railway Company....
August was great for Leeds Stories and now a new term is starting on campus we are definitely raring to go. August started with the introduction of a new strand into our project, Morley Stories. Morley have an incredibly proactive community and are already starting to think about their plans...