The History of the Remembrance Poppy
Sharing is Caring The red poppy became a symbol of remembrance after the First World War, inspired by the famous poem “In Flanders Fields” written in 1915 by Canadian doctor and soldier Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. In the poem, McCrae described how poppies...
Royal Voluntary Service Marks VE Day 80 by Honouring the Heroic Women of WWII
Sharing is CaringRoyal Voluntary Service is commemorating VE Day 80 by honouring the extraordinary women who helped the nation during World War II as members of the Women’s Voluntary Services (WVS). The charity, founded in 1938 by Lady Stella Reading as the Women’s...
Sophie Gaudier-Brzeska Centenary Celebration
Sharing is Caring 28th to 30th March 2025 Sophie Gaudier-Brzeska Centenary Celebration. Location: Wotton Heritage Centre and the Chipping Clubroom. Sophie Gaudier-Brzeska lived in Wotton-under-Edge from 1916 to 1922. Born in 1872 Galicia to impoverished...
Rediscovered Soviet Masterpieces to be Auctioned in Wotton-under-Edge
Sharing is CaringArticle & Photography by: Matt Bigwood ‘Monumental’ paintings from the era of the Soviet Union dating from the 1920s to the early 1990s – all from a single collection and chronicalling some of the most turbulent years of the 20th century...