Great War Archives - Heather's Homilies https://www.heatherhastie.com/tag/great-war/ My take on our world Wed, 21 Nov 2018 03:00:40 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://www.heatherhastie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-tweetkiwi-512px-32x32.png Great War Archives - Heather's Homilies https://www.heatherhastie.com/tag/great-war/ 32 32 The Direction of World Politics (plus Tweets) https://www.heatherhastie.com/the-direction-of-world-politics-plus-tweets/ https://www.heatherhastie.com/the-direction-of-world-politics-plus-tweets/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2018 03:00:40 +0000 https://www.heatherhastie.com/?p=6826 It’s been a while, so I thought I should at least attempt a Tweets Post. There are a couple of things to catch you up on in my personal life. Firstly, things are much better now I have a decent chair. However, the damage done while I was waiting for that to happen hasn’t gone […]

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]]> https://www.heatherhastie.com/the-direction-of-world-politics-plus-tweets/feed/ 28 Bulford Kiwi Given Protection Status https://www.heatherhastie.com/bulford-kiwi-given-protection-status/ https://www.heatherhastie.com/bulford-kiwi-given-protection-status/#comments Thu, 22 Jun 2017 06:43:25 +0000 https://www.heatherhastie.com/?p=4353 If you’re a New Zealander, or someone who knows about kiwi, you’re probably wondering what a “Bulford Kiwi” is. Well, it’s not a new species of kiwi. In fact, it’s not even in New Zealand. The Bulford Kiwi is a giant carving in the chalk hills of southern England, near Stonehenge. Think of the famous […]

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]]> https://www.heatherhastie.com/bulford-kiwi-given-protection-status/feed/ 3 World War One and the Churches of Europe https://www.heatherhastie.com/world-war-one-and-the-churches-of-europe/ https://www.heatherhastie.com/world-war-one-and-the-churches-of-europe/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2014 02:07:01 +0000 https://www.heatherhastie.com/?p=317 It’s 100 years since the start of the First World War. From New Zealand’s point of view, the Great War started at 2300 GMT on 4 August 2014 when Great Britain declared war on Germany. As part of the British Empire, that meant we were at war too. My grandfather volunteered and trained in rural […]

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