Currently I’m working on a bit of research, having been invited to give a talk as part of the Penistone Arts Week.
https://penistoneartsweek.com/
The town war memorial is located next to St John the Baptist Church and the plan is to look at some of the names on the memorial and talk about where they served, fought and died.
Like many memorials right across the the British Isles the memorial has a full cross section of those that fought in the Great War. There are Pre-war Regulars, Territorials, Kitchener Volunteers and also the Conscripted.
The named individuals also have covered across the full spectrum of the battle theatres – indicating that this small Yorkshire town had its men spread across the globe.
So works are ongoing, the talk will also have a living history element to it as well, but it is now starting to come together. Plenty to keep me busy with everything else that is going on at the moment!