8.10am Bombardment of Heugh Battery commences
40 minutes of war raged from land and sea
Many Military and innocent civillian lives lost many were children
Over 1 000 shells rain down on the Hartlepool's at 9.00am a deathly silence
Our Cafe will be open all day and hot drinks will also be available form the Marquee PLEASE help us to keep the Heugh Battery Museum open by donating on the day. If you are a tax payer and would like to increase your donation via Gift Aid, please complete one of the forms at the donation point. From the Staf and Volunters of the Heugh Battery Museum we 'Thank You' for your support
| ORDER OF SERVICE | TIME |
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| Parade starting location: Heugh Battery Museum, Moor Terrace, Hartlepool, TS24 0PH | - |
| Assemble and Prepare | 07.15 |
| Military personnel assemble - public areas open | 07.30 |
| Schools, groups and cadets assemble Redheugh - Access road close off | 07.40 |
| PARADE TO FINAL POSITIONS | - |
| Main groups to assemble at Heugh Battery Museum | 07.45 |
| Official parade to fully assemble - Silence to prevail | 07.55 |
| Official parade to 'SLOW MARCH' to Memorial Gardens, Redheugh | 08.00 |
| Respectful silence observed in Memorial Gardens, Redheugh | 08.05 |
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| Heugh Battery flag lowered to Half mast | 08.09 |
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| 25pdr GUN SALUTE - OFFICIAL START OF COMMEMORATION | 08.10 |
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| Commemorative Service starts with an opening address | 08.11 |
| Official Reading by Iain Wright MP | 08.15 |
| School Readings by pupils of St Helen's Primary School | 08.25 |
| Commencement of Wreath laying | 08.30 |
| Reading by pupils of St Bega's Primary School | 08.35 |
| Reading of the children who lost their lives during the bombardment | 08.40 |
| Named Crosses laid by school children | 08.40 |
| School Readings by pupils of Throston Primary School | 08.50 |
| Hymn (For those in Peril on the Sea) | 08.44 |
| Prayers and blessings | 08.55 |
| Respectful silence observed in Memorial Gardens, Redheugh | 08.55 |
| Official parade to 'SLOW MARCH' to Heugh Battery Museum | 08.55 |
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| 25pdr GUN SALUTE - OFFICIAL CLOSE OF COMMEMORATION | 09.00 |
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| Lights on as flag is Raised | 09.01 |
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| POPPY CAFE OPEN ALL DAY - Hot drinks and Food available | 09.00 |
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| HARTLEPOOL REMEMBERED : Legacies of the Bombardment - (In the Heugh Battery Marquee) | - |
| This Centeneray project will run a stall through the day, offering visitors the chnace to record details of theit families or community groups to be included in the Hartlepool Bombardment Centenary Scrapbook. | 10.00 |
| The book will capture a snapshot of how Hartlepool people remembered the Bombardment and commemorated the centenaries. This project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, is a collaboration between community groups in Hartlepool and WW1 researchers at the University of Leeds | - |
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| Hart Village: Our World War 1 experience. Anne Johnson presents a fascinating talk on life in Hart village during the Great War | 12.00 |
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| "Beat the Drum" - Fools Gold, an acoustic duo present stories and songs commemorating the First World War. All supported with slides and videos. | 13.00 |
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| "Tales from the Trimdons" will explore some of the experiences of the miners of Trimdon and their families during WW1. | 14.00 |
| Andrea Hetherington is an independant researcher and writer with a particular interest in the social history of the First World War. Andrea completed a Heritage Lottery Funded research project on behalf of the Friends of Lawnswood Cemetry in Leeds, resulting in the book "Lawnswood's Great War Stories". | . |
| Andrea has also acted as a consultant to a number of other First World War projects in the Yorkshire area. Andrea regularly delivers talks to history societies and has just completed a commission to write the history of one of Leeds' oldest family firms. | . |
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| DOWN IN THE TRENCH AT THE HEUGH BATTERY | - |
| POETRY : Readings by the Hartlepool 6th form College students present pieces inspired by the Bombardment of the Hartlepools | 10.00 |
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| POETRY : Readings by the Hartlepool 6th form College students present pieces inspired by the Bombardment of the Hartlepools | 11.10 |
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| AROUND THE GROUNDS OF THE HEUGH BATTERY | - |
| DRAMA : Hartlepool 6th form College students present three pieces of physical theatre inspired by the Bombardment of the Hartlepools | 10.30 |
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| DRAMA : Hartlepool 6th form College students present three pieces of physical theatre inspired by the Bombardment of the Hartlepools | 11.30 |
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16th December at 08.10am every year The Heugh Battery Museum holds a memorail service.
