Wilfred Owen Association: 90 Years on (1918-2008). Series of Events, 30 October, 5-9 November, and 21 November, 2008

September 29, 2008

The Wilfred Owen Association plans to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Owen’s death and the 1918 Armistice with a series of events in and around Shrewsbury, UK, in November 2008. There will be talks, discussions, readings, a children’s poetry competition, theatre performances, an exhibition, ‘Remembered’, on loan from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and a performance of the oratorio Morning Heroe, composed by Sir Arthur Bliss. The full programme of events is as follows. Please contact Caroline Thewles on 01743 353424 for further information:

WILFRED OWEN ASSOCIATION

WILFRED OWEN: 90 YEARS ON (1918-2008)

Thursday 30th October

The Music Hall, Shrewsbury – 7.30pm
Performance of “Oh What a Lovely War”

Wednesday 5 November

The Gateway Education & Arts Centre, Shrewsbury, at 10.00am
Talk by Richard Field on Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon

Thursday 6 November

Talk: “War Stories” Shrewsbury High School – 7.30pm

With Richard Holmes and Kate Adie

Friday 7 November

Lunch Time Concert (St. Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury, at 12.40pm)

Lunch/Walk: ‘To Uffington in the Footsteps of Wilfred Owen.’

Presentation of Children’s Poetry Award and talk by Jon Stallworthy. The Ashton Theatre, Shrewsbury School – 7.30pm

Saturday 8 November

Day School: The Gateway Education & Arts Centre, Shrewsbury, 10.00 – 3.30pm

‘Remembered’ A History of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, by Julie Summers Exhibition of photographs by Brian Harris
Talk by Martin Brown (archaeologist)
Coffee
‘The Good Soldier’ a biography of Douglas Haig, by Gary Mead
Lunch
‘Songs and Music of the Great War’, with Ted Maidment

Concert: ‘Morning Heroes’ at The Abbey Church, Shrewsbury – 7.30pm

The Shrewsbury Choral Society and the Oswestry Sinfonia Conductor: Martin Schellenberg: Orator: Robert Hardy

Sunday 9 November

Remembrance Day Service at St. Chad’s, Shrewsbury, with readings of Owen’s work by Robert Hardy
Poppy laying and readings at Symmetry, Shrewsbury
‘Tolling the Bell’: an anthology of First World War poetry compiled and read by Andrew Bannerman
(Venue to be confirmed)

Friday 21 November

The Music Hall, Shrewsbury – 7.30pm
‘Private Peaceful – The Concert’, with Michael Morpurgo and the Cappella Singers
Coope, Boyes & Simpson

FURTHER INFORMATION is available FROM CAROLINE THEWLES, Tel: 01743 353424