Project ID: 862
| Description | Holmes Chapel and District's local history group has looked at the impact of WW1 on agriculture, community involvement in volunteer activities such as nursing, and the arrival of Belgian refugees. |
| Topics | War Social history |
| Type | U3A-led research (not an SLP) |
| U3A | Holmes Chapel and District |
| Year started | 2018 |
| Source of reference | Third Age Matters 35, Feb 2019, p75 |
| Output | The group has produced 12 booklets describing how the village was affected. There was also an Armistice exhibition which drew more than 1500 visitors. |