Stratford-upon-Avon Remembrance Commemorations 2020

02/11/2021

08/11/2020

Today we remember.......

This Remembrance Day Digital Book is a collection of work created in 2020 to mark the VE and VJ Day 75th anniversaries, which Escape Arts collated in partnership with Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council and Welcombe Radio. Content includes performances by Tread the Boards actors of poems and short stor...

07/11/2020

Stratford's Civic Remembrance Day 2020

Stratford-upon-Avon Remembrance Sunday

Following the Prime Minister's announcement regarding the impending lockdown, the Remembrance Sunday event on 8 November will no longer take place.

A commemoration will be live-streamed on Sunday via the link https://ssv.uk.com/stratford, but without a physical presence.

06/11/2020

Overwhelming response to Escape Arts Community Remembrance Installation in Stratford with thousands of poppies curated.

31/10/2020

Not to late to get involved to support this wonderful charity.

31/10/2020

We received some fabulous poppies this week for our Remembrance installation in Debenhams windows Bell Court Stratford. If you want to get involved please make your poppies, cut them out and drop into our collection boxes at Tesco and Escape Arts - The Old Slaughterhouse. We are installing Fri so we have extended collection drop off to Thurs 5th. For inspiration

Escape Arts are aiming to create a colourful, but fitting Remembrance installation in the window spaces at Debenhams. We invite you to draw, colour, paint or collage individual poppies using any materials and media of your choice to contribute to this important, collective piece of artwork. Your pop...

12/10/2020

We Will Remember Them

PEACE POPPIES - As Remembrance Day approaches we want to create an impactful display to remember the sacrifice made by our local soldiers. Help us fill our Debenhams windows full of poppies. We want everyone to get involved, making poppies from whatever materials you may have at home, paint, collage, colour, its up to you. Poppies can be any size up to A4 and need to be cut out, the more the better. Keep an eye of for our poppy making video coming out next week.You can drop you poppies at collection points across the town, at TESCOS - Maybird and Escape Arts & Heritage Centre, off Sheep Street. The closing date for poppies is 31st October.

16/08/2020

Missed our VJ Commemoration coverage yesterday? No need to worry, we're replaying it on Welcombe Radio right now! Listen here

Listen Now Click to listen to our live and recorded programmes. See the homepage of the website for the times of our live programmes. When we are not broadcasting live, we play a loop of recent and popular programmes.Many of our shows are also repeated at regular times during the week. Please see th...

16/08/2020

Missed our VJ Commemoration coverage yesterday? No need to worry, we're replaying it on Welcombe Radio right now! Listen here http://www.welcomberadio.co.uk/listen-now/

15/08/2020

This brings us to the end of our VJ Day Commemoration. On behalf of Escape Arts, Stratford Town Council, Welcombe Radio and the Java FEPOW Club, we would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to this special day. Thank you for all your support. Don’t worry if you missed any of the programme today, it will be repeated on Welcombe Radio tomorrow from 9am to 5:45pm.

15/08/2020

The ten bells of Holy Trinity Church ring out for Peace. The bells were cast in 1948, and the largest bell, the Tenor, which weights 19cwts is dedicated to “ The Faithful Dead, 1939 -1945”. Due to current restrictions, the recording you will hear on the radio was pre-recorded in 2007, and we are grateful to the Coventry Guild for granting permission for it to be broadcast. Listen now at http://www.welcomberadio.co.uk/listen-now/