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Welcome to our November Newsletter Welcome to the first of a special two part November newsletter. There’s so much to tell you at this time of year, an extra edition will be sent next week! Remembrance time is one the busiest periods in the CWGC calendar as we answer thousands of enquiries, prepare the cemeteries and memorials for Remembrance services and take part in media and education events all over the world. Read on for all the latest news from the CWGC __________________________________ Please note, for a pdf version of this newsletter, see RELATED LINKS> 
Football legend David Beckham has lent his support to an engaging and imaginative new education resource from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Glory Days – Football in Times of War is a ten minute DVD aimed at engaging teachers and students with the website of the same name at www.cwgc.org/glorydays. Introduced by David Beckham and animated football manager Boyce Dungood, it has been sent to all schools in the United Kingdom. Produced with the support of the Daily Mirror and Mirror Football, the DVD makes inspiring viewing in its own right, with interviews with some of today’s stars as well as stories about football and footballers during the two world wars. In addition it will direct teachers and students to some innovative websites which make history come alive and relevant to the lives of young people today. As David Beckham says, “We often talk about footballers as heroes, but the REAL heroes were those men and women, some of them footballers, who gave their lives in the Two World Wars, and those servicemen and women who still fight for us today. We should remember them always.” 
This section continues our focus on our cemeteries and how they operate. Laying a floral tribute
We understand that following a visit to a Commission cemetery or memorial, everyone has different questions they might like answered. ____________________________________ How do you keep your memorials clean? A new video has been produced showing how we look after our Memorials, in particular The Menin Gate, Ieper in Belgium. Do have a look! ____________________________________ Do you have any general questions you would like answered? Do email us and we will try and include the answers in future newsletters. 
Remembrance Ceremonies It is impossible for the Commission to list all the cemeteries and memorials in its care where Remembrance Ceremonies will take place this November. We hope the attached list will provide you with a guide to some of these events. A special event will also take place this year at Westminster Abbey honouring the WW1 generation. Further information can be found on the Passing of the Generation website, which includes links to teaching resources. SEE RELATED LINKS>>> ____________________________________ Remembrance is an important time for teachers and schools As you will have read in our Latest News section, education resources play an important part of our work. Our new Learning Zone which gives access to our cross-curricular resources, provides particularly useful information for Remembrance. If you know any teachers or students who might find this helpful, please pass this newsletter on. ____________________________________ Interested in receiving regular updates from our Education team? We have just added this as an option to our newsletter sign up page.
Find out more about the North African Campaign Find out more about the North African Campaign 1940-1943 Our new Histories microsite was launched this week covering the campaign North Africa 1940-43.
To view the other sites in this series visit the Histories section of our website Commission's work in the United Kingdom 
Visitors to some UK cemeteries will have seen the extensive damage to turf caused by natural pests. The most common culprits are crows - they rip at the turf in search of ‘leather jackets’, the larvae of the crane fly. Sharing their guilt are badgers rooting for chafer grubs. The chafer grubs eat the roots of the turf making it easier for the crows to go about their destructive business, and so the cycle goes on. Dealing with this problem can be difficult and costly. Preventative treatment for the areas anticipated to suffer most is best carried out in May, otherwise the only option is to repair damage afterwards by re-turfing. The problem is widespread but we will be working on affected sites in the coming months as time and resources allow. Your understanding in the meantime is much appreciated. We are always delighted to receive any of your comments, suggestions, compliments and complaints. It is important to us that you pass on your feedback, so we can improve and develop our service to you. The Commission received over 26,000 enquiries this year from around the world, of which only 173 were complaints. This figure is less than 1% of all the enquiries received by us during the year. We do understand that things can go wrong and we will always try to put things right. We are also pleased to have received almost 600 compliments on all areas of our work. Why not have a look at our report for the year Answering Your Concerns Did you know?
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