1914–1918: Traumatic Years to Remember

A local-history talk on Congleton during the First World War, covering local businesses, homes converted to hospitals, soldiers’ stories and the war’s progress to 1918.

Explore life in Congleton during the First World War through local fashion, shops and businesses, houses converted into hospitals, reports from the local newspaper and stories of Congleton soldiers. The talk also traces the causes and key events of the war through to 1918. Tickets are £7, or £5 for Friends of the Museum. The programme lists the talk at 11:00; it does not publish an end time.