{"title": "‘Forget Me Not’ - The role of Military Pin-Stuck Cushions in WWI", "start": "2026-11-08T13:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Abney Park", "address": "Stoke Newington High Street, London, England, N16 0LH, United Kingdom", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://buytickets.at/abneyparktrust/2389515", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/world-war/world-war-i", "occasion/memorial"], "description": "A Remembrance talk at Abney Park cemetery on Military Pin-Stuck Cushions, heart-shaped keepsakes made by servicemen from the Crimean War to the First World War, exploring their role as symbols of remembrance. It is given by Alessandra Curtis, a British-Italian folklorist with a background in archaeology, and subject specialist of the Military Pin Stuck Cushions exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum. Abney Park holds 262 First World War burials, and the talk considers the cushions' emotional narratives and the Imperial War Graves Commission's role in 1917. Please meet at the Abney Park Chapel.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/forget-me-not-the-role-of-military-pin-stuck-cushions-in-wwi-59938/", "official_url": "https://abneypark.org/upcoming-events/2026/8/31/forget-me-not-the-role-of-military-pin-stuck-cushions-in-wwi", "image": "https://noky.io/images/531a6b367b26f9316456a586c5f349416b77c38e202149c2e972d27052542212-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-08T13:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Abney Park", "address": "Stoke Newington High Street, London, England, N16 0LH, United Kingdom", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Chapel Open Morning – Remembrance talk", "start": "2026-11-01T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Abney Park Chapel", "address": "", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/world-war"], "description": "A Chapel Open Morning at which visitors can drop in freely to see the recently restored Chapel from the inside. At midday the Abney Park Trust hosts a talk about some of the War Dead buried and remembered at Abney Park, where 150 Commonwealth War Graves mark the resting place of soldiers, sailors and airmen who lost their lives in the World Wars, and the talk will highlight a few of their stories. The event is free, with donations to support the work of the Abney Park Trust welcome. No dogs are requested in the chapel, while service dogs on leads are welcome, and the ground floor of the Chapel is fully accessible.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/chapel-open-morning-remembrance-talk-78716/", "official_url": "https://abneypark.org/upcoming-events/2026/4/5/chapel-open-morning-3357c-8ws8c-r8w76-m5hwn-be7mk", "image": "https://noky.io/images/94ff43a780b50db1b2d289b9e8b294cfd6252c556e3eb60eb78d9dc7c3a49dc9-600.webp"}, {"title": "Remembrance Sunday 2026", "start": "2026-11-08T10:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Abney Park", "address": "Stoke Newington High Street, London, England, N16 0LH, United Kingdom", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "worship", "tags": ["occasion/memorial"], "description": "A Remembrance Sunday commemoration held at the War Memorial in Abney Park Cemetery. It is run by the Abney Park Trust and combines traditional ceremony elements with an address from a local Councillor, the laying of wreaths, music from Hackney Songworks and the Morris Folk Choir, and the Last Post played by Steve Pretty. The cemetery holds many Commonwealth War Graves, and the gathering remembers those who lost their lives in conflicts across the world. Attendance is free and unticketed, and dogs are asked to be on lead.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/remembrance-sunday-2026-59937/", "official_url": "https://abneypark.org/upcoming-events/remembrance-sunday-2025-twdcp", "image": "https://noky.io/images/850c1025c5ffd5818156b2028b9e60ea735a67328da26504a060a18ba03f066f-600.webp"}, {"title": "Chapel Open Morning", "start": "2026-11-01T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T13:00:00Z", "place": "Abney Park", "address": "Stoke Newington High Street, London, England, N16 0LH, United Kingdom", "price": "Free - donations to support the work of Abney Park Trust are welcome.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/world-war"], "description": "Chapel Open Morning is a chance to drop in and see inside the recently restored Chapel at Abney Park, open between 11:00 and 13:00. The Abney Park Trust hosts the morning, including a talk at midday about some of the War Dead buried and remembered there, highlighting stories among the 150 Commonwealth War Graves of soldiers, sailors and airmen who lost their lives in the World Wars. Visitors can drop in at any time to see the Chapel, and toilets, baby changing facilities and accessible toilets are available onsite. Entry is free, with donations to support the Trust's work welcome; no dogs in the chapel please, as Abney can get muddy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/chapel-open-morning-59934/", "official_url": "https://abneypark.org/upcoming-events/2026/4/5/chapel-open-morning-3357c-8ws8c-r8w76-m5hwn-be7mk", "image": "https://noky.io/images/392827c3b474c6342465924ade43e3e6d71b5b18726ff353559449caa9dae952-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Field of Remembrance 2026", "start": "2026-11-06T08:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T18:00:00Z", "place": "Westminster Abbey", "address": "Dean's Yard 20, SW1P 3PA London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["history/military", "occasion/memorial"], "description": "The Field of Remembrance is a field of scarlet poppies and memorials blanketing the Abbey's grounds, planted to remember loved ones lost serving in the Armed Forces. It has taken place every November since 1928, when The Poppy Factory brought a group of disabled veterans, a tray of poppies and a collecting tin to the grounds. From a handful of poppies around a single cross, the tradition has grown so that tens of thousands of poppies on wooden crosses and tributes are now planted every year, in its 98th year.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/field-of-remembrance-2026-75130/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a8bf034f8ec8cab6801fe10323379851b12e4b378f995246b98275619350abd9-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Speaker Series: Paul Woodadge – Remembrance Sunday", "start": "2026-11-08T11:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge", "address": "Wren Avenue, UB10 0GG Uxbridge", "price": "£8 - free for members", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "8.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["occasion/memorial/remembrance-sunday", "history"], "description": "A special talk marking Remembrance Sunday, held at the Battle of Britain Bunker. Historian and author Paul Woodadge delivers it, speaking on commemoration and memorialisation. It is open to ages 14 and above, and the ticket price includes visitor access.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/speaker-series-paul-woodadge-remembrance-sunday-78787/", "official_url": "https://pre.hillingdon.gov.uk/events/event/450/speaker-series-paul-woodadge-remembrance-sunday", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c2646ac486f9df8a1b23682b79a3586735fc4891057205a156481a8786dfe4ae-600.webp"}, {"title": "Monthly History Tour", "start": "2026-11-01T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Abney Park", "address": "Stoke Newington High Street, London, England, N16 0LH, United Kingdom", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://app.tickettailor.com/events/abneyparktrust/1880491", "category": "tours", "tags": ["nature/plants", "history"], "description": "Monthly History Tour is a guided walking tour through Abney Park, held on the first Sunday of every month. It is hosted by Abney Park Trust and focuses on the park's uniqueness, from its diverse permanent residents to its striking funerary architecture, as well as its historic dual role as burial ground and arboretum since 1840. Known as the 'middle child' of London's Magnificent Seven cemeteries, Abney Park has traditionally been the resting place of rebellious, radical and dissenting Londoners. The tour quietly celebrates that spirit in this community-focused green space and lasts about 90 minutes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/monthly-history-tour-59935/", "official_url": "https://abneypark.org/upcoming-events/history-tour-2026-jun-zc6yk-h9ap5-kzrsp-try5x", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fd11c13db0662504f323dc62dbb799b1ff7b85d542b1e50df2d55bc0a48b1928-600.webp"}, {"title": "Remembrance: A Call to Mind", "start": "2026-11-01T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Maritime Museum", "address": "Romney Road, SE10 9NF London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/cutty-sark/book-launch-black-asian-seafarers-visual-history", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["occasion/memorial", "history"], "description": "A day of live performances, films, talks and workshops marking Remembrance Day at the National Maritime Museum. It is organised in partnership with Ally Musthan of Matglen Veterans Hub and dance artist Teal Darkenwald, and brings stories, lived experiences, mental health perspectives and creative expression into the museum. Suitable for all ages, it highlights how conflict, memory and resilience continue to shape lives today.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/remembrance-a-call-to-mind-39594/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/remembrance-call-mind", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cdf4a695cbcf4607a380e2e31771041d6824190cb8a4a905a0648530a4fec792-2000.webp"}, {"title": "An Act of Remembrance", "start": "2026-11-11T10:50:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "worship", "tags": ["occasion/memorial"], "description": "An Act of Remembrance is a short commemorative ceremony held at the Main Entrance of Imperial College London on Exhibition Road. It opens with a brief introduction drawing on the College Archives, followed at 11am by a two-minute silence and a short piece of music. A British Legion wreath is laid in honour of those named on the College memorials, and flowers remember those killed in recent conflicts. Prepared by University Chaplain Andrew Willson and Archivist Anne Barrett, it is open to all College members, friends and alumni, with no registration required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/an-act-of-remembrance-74060/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/215440/an-act-of-remembrance-imperial-college-wednesday-11th-november-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0d77c961cdcebd923678199cf2ea96c4ec2191e470c233083586799522f7db4c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Remembrance: A Call to Mind", "start": "2026-11-01T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T16:00:00Z", "place": "National Maritime Museum", "address": "Romney Road, SE10 9NF London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/cutty-sark/book-launch-black-asian-seafarers-visual-history", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["occasion/memorial", "history"], "description": "Remembrance: A Call to Mind is a day of performances, films, talks and workshops marking Remembrance Day at the National Maritime Museum. It is organised in partnership with Ally Musthan from Matglen Veterans Hub and dance artist Teal Darkenwald, and broadens the conversation around Remembrance. Through creative expression, shared experiences and activities, it brings stories, lived experiences, mental health perspectives and performance into the Museum. The event is suitable for all ages and highlights how conflict, memory and resilience continue to shape lives today.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/remembrance-a-call-to-mind-37278/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/remembrance-call-mind", "image": "https://noky.io/images/72fe453c4caec99cc8116506e606c10b1db332cd0f05f9bd981088ca9e034f01-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Tour: Memorials and memory", "start": "2026-11-04T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-26T15:15:00Z", "place": "Westminster Abbey", "address": "Dean's Yard 20, SW1P 3PA London", "price": "£11.55 (including £1.55 booking fee)", "price_from": "11.55", "price_to": "11.55", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1994020549140", "category": "tours", "tags": ["occasion/memorial"], "description": "A guided tour of Westminster Abbey called Tour: Memorials and memory, looking at the abbey as an evolving place of national memory. It asks who is buried there and why, exploring over 3,000 people buried and remembered through memorial stones, windows and sculptures. Over 75 minutes, the tour stops at famous and lesser-known memorials from the last 1,000 years, walking through spaces such as the Cloisters, Poets' Corner, the Lady Chapel and the Nave with the Grave of the Unknown Warrior. Westminster Abbey runs the tour, which is for adults and young people over 16 and meets by the North Door.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tour-memorials-and-memory-49728/", "official_url": "https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-events/special-tours-and-events/2026/october/tour-memorials-and-memory/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fe41544886aed63f46f6da0c11ef7ac8c3fe59ab81e9f59b5c5f695528518820-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Remembrance Sunday Poppy Making Crafts", "start": "2026-11-08T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Museum of Wimbledon", "address": "Ridgway 22, SW19 4QN London", "price": "Free drop-in session for all ages", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["occasion/memorial"], "description": "A free drop-in craft session for all ages where visitors make poppies for Remembrance Sunday. It centres on Ian Willoughby Bazalgette VC, a local RAF pilot of the Second World War awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery, and great-grandson of Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the engineer who transformed London with his revolutionary sewer system. Habitats & Heritage are restoring the Bazalgette family mausoleum at St Mary's Church, Wimbledon, helping preserve the family's local legacy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/remembrance-sunday-poppy-making-crafts-78893/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7bf5ad2a9c0add7bb06a18415761262cde3d422c69d2f4cd00a26606c8677ed1-600.webp"}, {"title": "Rededicating the Dudden Hill School War Memorial", "start": "2026-11-10T10:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Brent Museum", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.brent.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/parking/parking-permits", "category": "worship", "tags": ["history/world-war/world-war-i", "occasion/memorial"], "description": "A dignified Remembrance service marks the rededication of the newly restored Dudden Hill School War Memorial. The occasion honours the memory of former pupils who made the ultimate sacrifice during the First World War. Members of the community, former students, families and local residents are invited to come together in remembrance, reflection and gratitude. Light refreshments are provided and the event is free to attend, with booking in advance.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rededicating-the-dudden-hill-school-war-memorial-60117/", "official_url": "https://www.brent.gov.uk/events-in-brent/2026/november/rededicating-the-dudden-hill-school-war-memorial", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cbe64a06b0de99862c909acbbaa557326551b95b2e318f0312fc759af91be56d-600.webp"}, {"title": "Grave Gazers Club: A Drawing Safari at Abney Park", "start": "2026-10-31T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Abney Park Cemetery, Park Entrance Meeting Point", "address": "Stoke Newington High Street, London, England, N16 0LH, United Kingdom", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://buytickets.at/abneyparktrust/2417275", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing"], "description": "Grave Gazers Club is an observational drawing workshop exploring the monuments, symbols and inscriptions of Abney Park Cemetery. Participants are guided on a walkabout around the park, recording gravestones, lettering, symbols and details through drawing, looking as a form of contact with the site, its heritage and the people held within it.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/grave-gazers-club-a-drawing-safari-at-abney-park-36356/", "official_url": "https://abneypark.org/upcoming-events/2026/10/31/grave-gazers", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b0ffa9a1acd9369561ecefa86df548e4ee99fdd47d795e062715b671c3913927-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Talk and Tea: First Aid on Camera – Untold Stories in Unseen Photographs", "start": "2026-11-12T12:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Museum of the Order of St John", "address": "St John's Lane, EC1M 4DA London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/photography", "history/medical-history"], "description": "A free ten-minute talk with tea and biscuits, held in the museum galleries, where drop-ins are welcome and step-free access is available throughout. Archivist Sophie presents previously unseen photographs from the collection, exploring the work of St John Ambulance across the United Kingdom. The photos were repackaged and catalogued as part of a recent Museum Fundamentals project, some seen for the first time since they were taken. A 2027 calendar featuring some of the images, marking next year's 150th anniversary of St John Ambulance, will be available to purchase after the talk.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/talk-and-tea-first-aid-on-camera-untold-stories-in-unseen-ph-37225/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/77ac7ec3c7cedcaab8ad7dcf47c24690516306fad109e88be5c987d4cdf2848c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "A Saint in the Trenches – A Lecture by Bro. Nigel Cave", "start": "2026-11-11T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Irish Cultural Centre", "address": "5 Black's Road, Hammersmith, W6 9DT", "price": "£8", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "8.00", "tickets_url": "https://irishculturalcentre.co.uk/whats-on/?_sft_event_type=book", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/world-war/world-war-i", "religion/christian/catholic"], "description": "A lecture marking Remembrance Week, part of the Irish Cultural Centre's programme. Bro. Nigel Cave, one of the foremost authorities on the life of Fr Willie Doyle MC SJ, explores the Dublin-born Jesuit priest's service as a military chaplain with the 16th (Irish) Division during the First World War. Fr Doyle, awarded the Military Cross for gallantry, was killed in 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele while trying to reach wounded soldiers, and his cause for canonisation is progressing. The talk will draw on years of research into his ministry, bravery and enduring legacy as a figure of faith and self-sacrifice.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-saint-in-the-trenches-a-lecture-by-bro-nigel-cave-41566/", "official_url": "https://irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/a-saint-in-the-trenches-a-lecture-by-bro-nigel-cave/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0e7d3fcacf64da7b9d9dbf2525df9d212338b8cc84eddce69964b644ea619d9d-600.webp"}, {"title": "Parish Eucharist (Followed with the Act of Remembrance at Bexley Village War Memorial)", "start": "2026-11-09T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Parish Church of St James, North Cray", "address": "North Cray Road, DA14 5EQ", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/christian/communion", "occasion/memorial"], "description": "A Parish Eucharist at the Parish Church of St James, North Cray, followed by the Act of Remembrance at Bexley Village War Memorial.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/parish-eucharist-followed-with-the-act-of-remembrance-at-bex-63763/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}]}