Project to remember impact of World War I on Bridge of Don is hailed by council

A community project documenting the impact of World War I on a part of Aberdeen has received recognition.

Bridge of Don Remembers, a group made up of nine schools and three churches in the area, won the collaboration category at the Aberdeen City Council Star Awards.

Sue Thomson, a member of the chaplaincy team at St Columba’s Church of Scotland, and the group’s organiser, said she was “delighted” at the result.

She said: “Bridge of Don Remembers had a huge impact on our community because the schools, churches and Legion Scotland worked together.

“Without this teamwork we wouldn’t have seen so much learning, links across the generations created or the opportunities for all ages to remember the 100th anniversary of the armistice of the First World War.”

The project, which was launched last September in the run up to the centenary marking the end of the Great War, culminated in nine days of local activities.

The group was supported by John Tough, whose uncle died in the war and whose name is inscribed on the war memorial in Bridge of Don.