Welcome to Wilfred Owen in Dunsden
The Dunsden Owen Association and the Parish of Shiplake & Dunsden are proud to have launched an exciting appeal for a new window for Wilfred Owen at All Saints church in Dunsden.
We are delighted to be working with the Worshipful Company of Glaziers. Download our brochure or read more here.
Or go straight to our CrowdFunder page to find out more about this exciting new initiative.
The work of Wilfred Owen, and his presence in Dunsden between the years 1911 and 1913, is what links the individuals who form the Dunsden Owen Association. For each of us this connection means something different: creativity, history, heritage, community, the church, pacifism, spirituality. Yet we are united in our common aim of honouring Wilfred Owen, recognising the importance of the years he spent in Dunsden, and raising the profile of this great war poet both locally and nationally.
In 2018, the association successfully commemorated the centenary of the end of WW1 with a fascinating series of talks in Dunsden village hall. They were given by experts in their field and ranged from shell-shock to the response of Quakers to conflict.
We:
- celebrate an important local story
- create art events that will move and illuminate
- build our community and its links with Ors, France, where Owen died
- deepen understanding of Owen’s message
- use our educational skills to stimulate and inform
Our ‘Owen in Dunsden’ Trail provides a fascinating introduction to Wilfred’s time in Dunsden. A free interactive app is available for iPhone and Android. A Trail leaflet is also available. Please download before you arrive in Dunsden.
Past Events
Snowdrops at All Saints
All Saints Church, Dunsden
10am to 5pm, Sunday 17 February
From Shellshock to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Dunsden Village Hall, RG4 9QG
July 10, 2018
From 7.30pm
Indian Soldiers in the First World War
Dunsden Village Hall, RG4 9QG
September 11, 2018
From 7.30pm
Tunnelling for victory in WW1
Dunsden Village Hall, RG9 4QG
October 9, 2018
From 7.30pm
Visit to Wilfred Owen ceremony at Ors, France
Ors, le Cambrai, Department du Nord, France
November 4, 2018
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RT @DamianCollins: The tide is coming in on #Folkestone beach as we prepare to say goodbye to the war poet Wilfred Owen who spent his last…
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RT @CcibChris: The impact of the First World War in some British towns was nothing less than catastrophic. This photograph is an area of ho…
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RT @DavidBreezeUK: https://t.co/ktkcuXoYcP My entry for this year's BBC Radio 3 Carol Competition. Not shortlisted but needs a choir. Any…
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Review of our Owen Day & launch of Two Rivers Press Owen poetry https://t.co/0VNQoe3Ji3