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Written by Tony Kelly, West Midlands Diabetes UK Community Champion
The second week in June each year is celebrated and promoted as National Diabetes Week in Britain and Northern Ireland. This year it runs from the 11th to the 17th June.
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NEIL M C SINCLAIR, MA
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The Parish of Handsworth at The Church of St Mary ... Choral Matins in Celebration of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
It also provided an opportunity to welcome Councillor Carl Rice The Right Worshipful The Lord Mayor of Birmingham.
In honour of Her Majesty's Birthday the Union Colour of the Re-formed West India Regiment 1957-1962 was paraded (see image gallery) and the often forgotten verses of the National Anthem.
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To learn more about the Canadian No2 Construction Battalion 100 years on please follow the link.
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Why Are West Indian Legionnaires joined members of the South African Legion for the SS Mendi Remembrance Parade in Southampton.
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/topic/ss-mendi/
"On 21st February 1917, during World War 1, a British Chartered Troopship containing a full Battalion of South African Native Labour Corps men and officers on its way to the Western Front was rammed in Fog conditions in the English Channel.
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The online version of 'We Were There' is now available to view.
It is a tribute to the contribution made to Britain's defence by military and civilian personnel from what was the British Empire now known as the Commonwealth and whose descendents now form part of the richly diverse ethnic population in the United Kingdom.
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20040524045243/http://mod.uk/wewerethere/
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Our exibition was a culmination of 5 years research into British history. It was put together by members of the WAWI Project, who shared a common interest in highlighting our forgotten history. Some information may have been familar whilst other exhibits may have been knew.
We all have a duty to learn from history, as well as make history and to that end, we hope that those who visited, shared with others what they had learned.
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The war in Europe officially ended on May 8th 1945 when Germany signed a surrender document. Japan refused to accept unconditional surrender and so war continued in the Pacific.
It was not until 15th August that Japan announced its surrender, following the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and ended one of the worst episodes in British military history.
It is anticipated that there were 71,000 British and Commonwealth casualties of the war against Japan, including more than 12,000 prisoners of war who died in Japanese captivity.
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Our new educational exhibition goes on display at the Heritage Gallery (Solihull Central Library) from Monday 1st June - Friday 31st July 2015.
400 years of Caribbean contribution to "British heritage and culture", aims to provide an insight into why thousands of volunteers from the British speaking West Indies answered Britain's call in defence of her Empire. Our timeline covers: The Napoleonic Wars, the First World War, Second World War, Women at War and the Home Front, concluding with the poppy and its relevance to all communities.
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Photo courtesy of Sam Vaughan - WAWI Committee member
Summary
We began 2014 with Standard Bearer training delivered by the Royal British Legion and ended with the Federation of Ex-service Associations Christmas dinner. In between the Project supported a variety of events, went back to school and even paraded on the pitch at Villa Park.
Bringing History to Life