Carleton Rode Inspiring Souls, discovering the stories of a village who went to war
PRESS RELEASE
Background
There are almost 130 names on the Carleton Rode WW1 Roll of Honour – and twenty-three of them died. The Carleton Rode Inspiring Souls project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, has enabled the History Group to develop a website to tell the stories of those brave men and women of the village whose lives were forever changed by the First World War.
Launched just before the pandemic wreaked havoc in our own times, the website has begun to reach people far beyond our area, especially those researching family history across Britain and worldwide. New discoveries about the village and its inhabitants are coming to light as we connect with those who contact the website revealing extraordinary tales of hardship, emigration, rifts and reconciliations.
First Event
SUNDAY, JULY 11TH at 2pm, meet in All Saints Church, Carleton Rode NR16 1RW
We are finally able to ‘trial the trails’ created by the Guides and Rangers as part of our Inspiring Souls project. Come along to this free event where – following a short service in Church – there will be period music to get us in the marching mood and tempting treats to send us on our way.
Three trails have been devised to guide you around the village to the places connected to the names on the war memorial. There are two walking routes (with on and off-road options) and a longer one which can also be driven or cycled around. The trails (either using a Smartphone or paper booklet provided) lead to numbered marker posts and feature QR codes that link directly to the information on the website or to the biographical leaflet you can take with you. There will also be spotter sheets for younger walkers to complete.
So, stretch those legs (again!) and join us to find out more about the fascinating people who lived in our village a century ago and the lives, and families, that they left behind. The trails also lead us to sites connected to two men who were killed in action and whose names were not commemorated on our war memorial at the time – come and discover their stories and let us remember them together. Not forgotten.
Contact: Penny Shacklock