Waterloo Uncovered
@DigWaterloo
The groundbreaking charity that combines world-class archaeology with veteran care and recovery.
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https://www.waterloouncovered.com 08-02-2015 18:24:55
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Inspired by the TCS London Marathon last weekend? Want to have a go at a race yourself for Waterloo Uncovered? Through Sport for Charity you can skip the public ballot and grab your place on 100s of major fun runs, triathlons, 5ks, 10ks, marathons & more! Learn more: bit.ly/wu-run
Very enjoyable evening at National Army Museum giving a talk on Waterloo for Society for Army Historical Research. Very on topic was Brigade-Major Sir Thomas Harris’s Coatee. He was shot through arm at Waterloo. Ball went into his side. Found on field next day and had right arm amputated. He lived. Waterloo Uncovered
There's not long left until DDay_Replayed, a wargaming event taking place in Stirling, Scotland from 7th-9th June, commemorating the D-Day landings in 28mm - and raising money for our veteran support programmes! Wargamers, get your tickets now: ddayreplayed.uk
Thank you to the Veterans’ Foundation for an incredible £30,000 grant in support of our work with veterans! We're proud to be one of the 100s of Armed Forces charities the Veterans’ Foundation are able to support with money raised via the Veterans’ Lottery. #veteransfoundationuk
Did you catch our Archaeological Director Dr Stu Eve on BBC Radio 4's BBC Free Thinking with Matthew Sweet last week, sharing our discoveries from the Waterloo battlefield on the anniversary of ABBA's Eurovision Song Contest win? Listen now (starting at 32:00): bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
The spirit of the Great Game lives on! Delighted to see this happening and l’ll be going along. Have a read of the article and spread the word. Proceeds to Waterloo Uncovered
Scottish Centre - War Studies/Conflict Archaeology The Great Game: Waterloo Replayed
The Waterloo (London) to Waterloo (Belgium) Cycle is back this September, and we want YOU to ride for veterans and serving personnel!
➡️ Register at bit.ly/w2w-24 or email [email protected] to find out more!
Preparations are well underway for The Big Drop this June in Scotland 🏴
Commemorating 80 years since D-Day in 28mm. Supporting Waterloo Uncovered, partners Warlord Games. ddayreplayed.uk
⛏️ We are delighted to award a £20,000 grant to Waterloo Uncovered towards its archaeology programmes promoting soldiers’ mental health.
Read the full story ➡️ tinyurl.com/2hvb7twh
#ForSoldiersForLife
We're pleased to announce that we have received a generous £20,000 grant from the Army Benevolent Fund in support of our life-changing veteran support programmes which help veterans find recovery through discovery.
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/abf-x-wu
This #StPatricksDay , learn more about the role Irish soldiers played in the Battle of Waterloo in a two part exploration with Peter Molloy :
☘️Part One: youtube.com/watch?v=IqVfnd…
🇮🇪Part Two: youtube.com/watch?v=FWZ64W…
Congrats to Waterloo Uncovered & the team behind its brilliant documentary, Leave No One Behind, screened at #Brussels CINEMATEK Be this evening in association with British Chamber of Commerce | EU & Belgium
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGosef…
Well it’s official. We’re an official partner to Warlord Games for ‘Replayed’ this June.
What does that mean?
Well, amongst other things, we’ll be busy building an epic special table from Sarissa Precision via Warlord… any guesses?
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Supporting: Waterloo Uncovered
Stirling 🏴
This #InternationalWomensDay we're looking back on our Hidden Histories programme, which supported military spouses while exploring the stories of the women of Waterloo! Explore our participants' creative writing, inspired by some incredible women, here: bit.ly/wow-creativity