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One of the First Wolrd War objects selected for display by The Preservative Party. This biscuit was used by a serviceman as a makeshift postcard which he sent home from the trenches. Painted onto the trench biscuit in 1914, the inscription reads ‘Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a bright new year’.

One of the objects selected for display by the Preservative party. The plaque is made out of chalk and is believed to have been fashioned by Private N.Nelson, a serviceman who fought in the trenches during the First World War. The inscription on the plaque says it was made in memory of Private Thomas Atkins of the 20th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, who was killed in 1916.

Members of the group receiving the Marsh Award for Museum Learning for the Yorkshire region at a special ceremony at London’s British Museum in 2019.

The diary of Albert Stockwell, who was held in a German First World War internment camp. The diary was put on display at Leeds City Museum by members of the Preservative Party.

Despite two lockdowns and stringent restrictions between and since, Leeds Town Hall has enabled professional musicians, school children and audiences to rehearse, perform and enjoy live music throughout the pandemic. Picture credit: Justin Slee.