Find out how the Museum's Learning team got involved in working with young people to educate the community on the role of Battle Bus during the war, and how even young children helped out during the war.
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Battle Bus project 2016: Young Volunteers
5 December 2016, 2 minute readSee how our young volunteers got on with their Battle Bus research, to bring together their own exhibition.
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Battle Bus: Going Back to the Somme
By Sam Mullins, OBE, 6 November 2016, 2 minute readOur Museum Director shares updates of a visit to the Somme to plan out the route for our First World War ‘Battle Bus’ (B2737), which will be revisiting for the centenary of the Battle of the Somme in 2017.
Alongside the restoration and conservation of Battle Bus, we are running a learning and engagement programme, working with different groups of volunteers to investigate new perspectives of the Battle Bus. One of the perspectives explored is the experiences of women. Find out more in this blog by Vickie Pipe.
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1920: King George V and Ole Bill
By Sam Mullins, OBE, 9 November 2014, 2 minute readDirector Sam Mullins takes a look at what life in London was like following the war – the beginnings of Armistice Day, the role of commemoration and the significant contribution made by London’s transport workers.
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1919: Battered War Buses Back in Service
By Sam Mullins, OBE, 7 November 2014Our Director Sam Mullins takes a look at what life in London was like following the war – the beginnings of Armistice Day, the role of commemoration and the significant contribution made by London’s transport workers.
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1919: The First Anniversary of Peace
By Sam Mullins, OBE, 5 November 2014, 2 minute readThis weekend will see a host of special events commemorating the sacrifices of those made during the First World War, culminating with Remembrance Sunday on 9 November 2014. Our Director Sam Mullins takes a look at what life in London was like following the war – the beginnings of Armistice Day, the role of commemoration and the significant contribution made by London’s transport workers.