A PROJECT researching the history of 241 Cleator Moor men killed in the First World War is seeking volunteers.

Cleator Moor Community Interest Company has received a grant of £9,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the project “Cleator Moor 1918.”

This will create a website which will contain a detailed database of the men who died in the First World War. The aim is to produce a lasting and relevant record for the community of Cleator Moor here in the 21st Century.

Volunteers will collect photographs, newspaper clippings, documents, letters and photos of keepsakes, as well as family tales passed down to help them build a clear picture of these men; where they lived, where they worked and who their family were.

With help from professionals, the information gathered will be digitally recorded and an on-line interactive archive will be created where everyone can access and contribute information.

To launch this historic project the public are invited to a meeting on Friday, February 23 in the Cleator Moor Civic Centre commencing at 7pm.

There will be a talk by Bill Corcoran on 'The Tyneside Irish Brigade and Cleator Moor in World War One' and a Q&A session where people can learn more about the project and how they can contribute to it.

Dave Farrell, the project leader, said: “We know that the inhabitants of our town are proud of and keen to share the heritage from this period, the marvellous response to our 2016 Somme Commemoration is proof of that.

"We are thrilled to have received the support of the National Lottery to enable us the further explore and preserve the World War One heritage of Cleator Moor."