News & Stories 9th September 2021

Recalling Rowrah Camp in the Great War - German prisoners of War

During the Great War there was a prisoner of war camp just beyond Kirkland School on the Salter road which had a round 130 German prisoners of war / S...

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News & Stories 19th October 2019

Project reveals trauma and suffering of returning West Cumbrian war heroes

HUNDREDS of Cleator Moor men lost their lives during the First World War; others had to face returning home with life-changing injuries.Cleator Moor W...

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Memorial 19th June 2019

Etaples Military Cemetery : Cleator Moor Remembered

Thanks to Liv Farrell, daughter of Dave Farrell, who was recently in Northern France with her school , As part of the trip Liv and the pupils visited...

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News & Stories 2nd April 2019

1915 Cleator female Mill workers fought for rights

As part of the War effort Ainsworths Thread Mill at Cleator ( the Kangol )  had won important government contracts to make khaki linen thread for army...

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News & Stories 26th June 2018

Those that returned were Casualties

Jim Campbell from Cleator Moor but now living in Manchester shares the Story of his Uncle Robert Campbell and the Great wars long term efffects on him...

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News & Stories 6th June 2018

Wiliam Langton a Cleator Moor Hero !

A BRAVE soldier from Cleator Moor received the Military Medal during World War One after he imprisoned around 40 German servicemen.And Major General S...

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News & Stories 29th May 2018

A Wath Brow soldier who "came back from the dead" Private Joseph Davidson

A local hero from the Cleator Moor district whose wartime story is little known................................One Cleator Moor soldier reported '...

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News & Stories 21st May 2018

How Six Cleator Moor Men held a Trench

An account by Cleator Moor men of their action at the Front during the Great war : published in Whitehaven NewsPte Pooley ,5th Borders , son of Mr Ale...

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