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A window for Wilfred

An invitation to bepart of our appeal The Dunsden Owen Association celebrates the life and work of the renowned First World War poet Wilfred Owen, who lived in the village from 1911 to 1913. In 2014 the Association launched a special trail around the local places Wilfred knew. We also installed an interpretation board on the village

Quakers and peace then and now

On Tuesday 28 November the Dunsden Owen Association concluded its series of four talks with a session about pacifism in World War 1 and what it is to be a Quaker working for peace today. What better way to end a season marking the centenary of the armistice of a war that was supposed to

Acts of remembrance: 10 November, 2018

  Thanks to Joyce Reed for providing this narrative. A WW1 anti-tank bullet inscribed ‘Un Souvenir de la Guerre’… a crucifix fashioned out of bullets… both ironic and iconic, and grasped in the warmth of your hand. Held in Dunsden Church, where Owen was lay preacher for two years, the ‘Wilfred Owen Day’, on November

Strange meetings in tunnelling talk

‘Tunnelling for Victory in WW1’ was the title of a talk given by Robin Sanderson and Richard Crompton, for the Dunsden Owen Association on Tuesday, 9th October, 2018. Thanks to Joyce Reed for providing this review. Like their forebears, Robin and Richard are ‘tunnellers’, albeit metaphorically. The third talk of the DOA series saw a

Among Us: Indian Soldiers in the Great War

During the four year WWI centenary some may, like me, have had the opportunity to travel to Amiens in Northern France, and to the region of the Somme, there finding resonance with particular family histories. In March, this year, reflective walks through the central quarters of Amiens, including the cathedral square, with its magnificent, 13th

A review of the first in our centenary talks series

An excellent review by Audrey Gregory of the Friends of Reading Museum (FoRM) Book Group, looking forward to our next talk on Tuesday! Dunsden Owen Association Talks As the four-year commemoration of WW1 draws to a close in Autumn this year, the Dunsden Owen Association has chosen to mark this one hundredth anniversary with a

WW1 talks at Dunsden Village Hall

The Dunsden Owen Association has announced an exciting new series of talks to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the end of the first world war. They will be given in Dunsden recently re-furbished village hall, entrance £4 on the door including refreshments.   Suzanna Rose – Tuesday 10 July, 7.30pm From Shellshock to Post-traumatic Stress

Snowdrops at All Saints

This periodic event at All Saints Church, Dunsden provides a good opportunity to see inside the church where the young Wilfred Owen was assistant to the Rector. For more information see the church website. Sunday 18 February, 2018 Church Open Day, 10 am to 5pm Guided tours of the church and grounds Live music and

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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The Dunsden Owen Association exists to celebrate the life and work of the First World War poet Wilfred Owen who lived in the village of Dunsden, South Oxfordshire from 1911–13.

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