First World War remembrance at Ormesby Hall

1914 saw the outbreak of the First World War transforming the country and changing the lives of the nation and those at Ormesby forever.

A cascade of knitted poppies flowing from the dining room table, accompanied by the vicar and church warden
Ormesby Hall   Redcar & Cleveland

The poppy knitting group

Do you like to knit? Then come along for some knitting and chatting.

Enjoy knitting or chatting? Then come along to our knit and chat group.
Poppies in a field
Ormesby Hall   Redcar & Cleveland

First World War Remembrance Day at Ormesby Hall

Come along to Ormesby Hall for a day of remembrance activities starting at 12pm until 7.30pm.

Join us on Sunday 11 November to remember those lost during the First World War.
Lit beacon against a dark blue sky
Ormesby Hall   Redcar & Cleveland

Beacon of light at Ormesby Hall

Pay your respects to those who gave their lives for their country during the First World War, with the lighting of a beacon at 7pm.

Remember with us on Sunday 11 November as we light a beacon at 7pm to mark the end of the First World War
A copy of an extract of a war widows letter written to Mary Pennyman
Ormesby Hall   Redcar & Cleveland

Dear Mrs Pennyman

Dear Mrs Pennyman is a project about First World War letters written to Mary Pennyman.

Discover what Mary Pennyman did to help war widows.