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Capturing Remembrance

  • Exhibition  
  • 08 November 2026 - 31 January 2027
  • 10am - 4pm
  • Free

Wednesday 11 November

 

On Wednesday 11 November the Royal British Legion National Remembrance Gardens will join the nation in marking Armistice Day.  The Armed Forces Memorial will be closed to the public on Wednesday 11 November until after the Armistice Day Service.

 

Parking tickets for visits on Armistice Day are still available and can be booked via the link below.

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Workshops have taken place across the country with over 100 participants.

 

To view all of the photographs created by these participants, please take a look in the albums below.

2030 (Birmingham Airport) Squadron Air Cadets

A young boy is stood in camo uniform with his arms behind his back.
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Uthman
A female cadet looks over her shoulder towards the camera. The photo is in black and white, and her sleeve of patches is visible front and centre.
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Built Brick by Brick
A male cadet holds out a poppy towards the camera. Only his hand and the poppy are in focus.
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The Silence of Death
Two female cadets are filming another cadet, who is stood posing against a wall.
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Documentary, 2030 (Birmingham Airport) Squadron Air Cadets
A close up of patches on camo uniform.
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Uthman, 2030 (Birmingham Airport) Squadron Air Cadets
A young boy stares at the camera. His arms are behind his back. The image is in black and white.
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Olywanifemi
A young girl wearing a hijab stands with folded arms looking away from the camera
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Zainab
The shoulder of a cadet shows collected patches. the image is in black and white.
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Annonymous
A young boy with glasses and brown hair stands with folded arms looking at the camera
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Filip
A young girl with red hair stands with folded arms looking at the camera
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Daisy
A young boy with brown hair stands with folded arms looking at the camera. The image is in black and white.
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Demarco
A young boy with brown hair stands with folded arms looking at the camera
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Archie
A spitfire flies in grey skies.
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Spitfire
Archie
A lit statue of christ is diplayed in a church. there is stained glass behind him.
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Lamb of God
Daisy

A gold chain with a star pendant hangs from a weathered metal handrail.

To view the full album of submissions from Leek College please click the link below. 

Leek College

A gold medal with Yellow , red and white ribbon lies on a yellow cloth. In the background there is a Staffordshire knot embroidered onto a black patch.

To view the full album of submissions from OUTSIDE please click the link below.

OUTSIDE

To view the full album of submissions from the North Midlands LGBT+ Older Peoples Group please click the link below.

The North Midlands LGBT+ Older Peoples Group

To view the full album of submissions from SisterForce CIC please click the link below.

SisterForce CIC - Birkenhead

Galanos House

Black and white images taken in the mid-2oth century.
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Lynda Erroi
Black and white images taken in the mid-2oth century.
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Lynda Erroi
Black and white images taken in the mid-2oth century.
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Lynda Erroi
Black and white images taken in the mid-2oth century.
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Lynda Erroi
The front page of a National identity card from 1940
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Charles Allen Sillett
An open page of a ration book, showing stamps of collected eggs, fats and cheese rations
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Charles Allen Sillett
A man in uniform leans down to lay a wreath at a memorial. Behind him two men stand holding standards.
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Pilgrimage to Remembrance
Keith Talbot
An infant weight card from lewisham borough council in 1938.
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Charles Allen Sillett
A black and white image of Children smiling on VE Day 1945
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Charles Allen Sillett
A military beret lies flat on a table.
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Legacy of Remembrance
Shelley Fardon
A young man wearing desert camo smiles in front of the camera.
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My Son
Sara Cunningham
An image of a national registration book from 1940
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Charles Allen Sillett

A black and white photo of a group of people, seemingly at a wedding in the early 1900s, lies on a white cloth in a white frame. Balanced on the top of the frame is a paper poppy.

To view the full album of submissions from Lench's Trust please click the button below. 

Lench's Trust Quinton, Moseley and Sutton

A man in a yellow jacket holds a black and white photo of a younger man in uniform posing against a wall. The mans hands are wrinkled, suggesting it is maybe a photograph of a younger him.

To view the full album of submissions from the West Indian Association of Service Personnel (WASP) please click the link below.

The West Indian Association of Service Personnel (WASP)

A man's arm is outstreched, against a black sheet. His arm displays poppy tattoos, alongside a lion further up the arm.

To view the full album of submissions from the Tea & Toast Community Group please click the link below.

Tea & Toast Community Group

A family photograph sits on a light wooden desk. Next to it is a dated portrait in a circular frame and a Holy Bible.

To view the full album of submissions from Endon Hall Primary & Nursery School please click the link below.

Endon Hall Primary & Nursery School

A silhouette of seven boys stood on top of a hill, with the sun shining directly behind them.

To view the full album of submissions from the Royal Sutton School please click the link below.

The Royal Sutton School

Walk Talk Action's Wilderness Walks

A close up of a map being held in someones hands. In one hand, they also hold a black pencil.
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Anonymous
A black and white image of a man in uniform. It looks like part of a larger group photograph, as there is an arm on one side of his face.
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Anonymous
A black and white image of a man in uniform. It looks like part of a larger group photograph, as there is an arm on one side of his face.
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Anonymous

A lady holds a death penny and photograph. Her arms lay on a red tablecloth, and next to her are a letter from the king and another document.

To view the full album of submissions from the North Staffordshire Veterans please click the link below.

North Staffordshire Veterans

A framed photograph stands on the ground on the Armed Forces Memorial. Behind it stand poppy wreaths and crosses.

To view the full album of submissions from the public workshops please click the link below.

Public workshops

an outstreched hand holds a small metal aircraft. It is very worn, suggesting it is quite old.

To view the full album of submissions from the 1st Endon Scouts Group please click the link below.

1st Endon Scouts Group

two outstretched hands hold seven medals on a mount.

To view the full album of submissions from Veterans HQ - Liverpool please click the link below.

Veterans HQ - Liverpool