The Edward Thomas Fellowship has published a fine-art limited-edition book featuring eighteen poems by Edward Thomas, illustrated by specially commissioned wood engravings by contemporary artists. This project follows on from the popular series of notecards produced by the Fellowship.

Photographs and further details are on the Edward Thomas Fellowship website.

It is hoped the Green will become a venue for events marking the outbreak of World War One which has its centenary in 2014.

Read more on the Shropshire Star website (19 August 2010)

Wilfred worked as Lay Assistant to the vicar of All Saints Church (found in the field behind the brewery) from 1911-1913, shortly before he went to war. His parents Susan and Tom, and his sister Mary, are buried in the church yard.

Read more on the Society of Independent Brewers website and, if you are a WOA member, in the latest issue of our Journal.

British and Australian families who believe they have connections to, or information on, one of these WW1 soldiers are being encouraged to come forward to assist with the process of identification, which will remain open until 2014.

Further information is on the Commonweath War Graves Commission website.

Click here to read more about the Battle of Fromelles.

"It was a great shock to me to hear of Ken's untimely death-such a charming gentleman and friend. It was only recently that I spoke to him at the telephone. I first met Ken when I was invited to be hon treasurer of the Wilfred Owen Association under the command of Robert Hutchison in respect of the raising of some £30,000 for memorials to our great poet in Shrewsbury and Oswestry. That would be, perhaps, 20 years ago. (At 86 yrs my memory is not so good).

Later, I set up a web site in the name of the Association, the content of which had a military flavour relating to Wilfred's army service-an aspect of research that had not previously been fully examined.  Later, following input from Merryn Williams, I realised the value of her contributions in enhancing the academic side of the web site.  It was then that Ken came to my aid around 1999 and, in the course of almost a decade produced critiques (some 60 or so for me to type!) and thereafter, publish on the Association's web site.  They are still there today, in his name, and are a worthy tribute to a man I consider was always too modest concerning his achievements in his research and writings on the life of Wilfred Owen.

We will all miss him."

The generous support of our members allows us to promote and encourage awareness and appreciation of Owen's poetry, and enables us to offer practical support to students of literature and future poets, through links with education, support for literary foundations and information on historical and literary background material.  

Thanks to our members the Association has established permanent public memorials to Owen in Shrewsbury and Oswestry, and organised or promoted numerous readings, talks, visits, conferences, exhibitions and performances.

Please help us to continue this work by joining us today.  Subscription fees start at just £8.  All members receive copies of our Journal, published twice a year. 

The brewery is generously donating 10 pence from every pint of Wilfred's Mild sold to All Saints Church to help with essential maintenance works.

More information in the Stonnington Leader, 24 April 2010

There is more information on Dean's website

I contacted Dean and he has kindly supplied the following synopsis:

Bullets and Daffodils is a musical play in two acts based on the life of Wilfred Owen.  The first act deals with his life before the war, the second of his life in the war including his death. It explores the relationship with his mother through his letters, poetry  and his life's events. Dialogue is interspersed with songs written and performed by Dean Johnson.

Wilfred tries to convey home to his mother through his letters and through his poetry his feelings on life and the horrors of war at the same time going through the agony of his inner torments.  We explore what he wrote and what we presume he actually meant.

We hope to explore the experience of a mothers feelings and loss through warfare and hopefully bring home a relevant details that all can be related to and still exist today.

We hope the play will appeal to a wide audience and have educational value.

The play has two characters Wilfred and Susan, and a singer, the set is a Victorian parlour/sitting room filled with plants and relevant props that are used throughout the play.

It is Armistice Day 1918, church bells are ringing.

Wilfred appears on stage simultaneously commenting throughout the play but unseen to Susan.  He is in uniform.

The play ends with a knock at the door.