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Projections beamed onto White Cliffs of Dover

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Projections beamed onto  White Cliffs of Dover to mark 100th anniversary of the Somme

Projection Mapping onto White Cliffs of Dover to mark 100th anniversary of the Somme

Projection Mapping onto White Cliffs of Dover to mark 100th anniversary of the Somme

Images for Veterans Foundation were projected onto the White Cliffs of Dover to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

The words ‘Lest We Forget’ and ‘Battle of the Somme’ were among images shone on to the cliffs in Kent overlooking the English Channel. As well as marking the Somme’s 100th anniversary, organisers of the Veteran Foundation are launching a scheme to support Armed Forces veterans.

Projection onto White Cliffs of Dover

Projection onto White Cliffs of Dover

Hannah Campbell Ex-Army corporal- who lost her left leg in a blast in Basra – is aiming to raise £1 million to help veterans who have hit hard times.

Projection and Searchlights on the White Cliffs of Dover

Projection and Searchlights on the White Cliffs of Dover

Ms Campbell said veterans sometimes face trauma, homelessness and poverty, as well as a need for retraining once they return to civilian life. With the help of the newly-launched Veterans’ Lottery, she hopes to secure funding for projects to help change the lives of those who served their country.

Veterans Foundation Projection onto White Cliff of Projection

Veterans Foundation Projection onto White Cliff of Projection

Ms Campbell, patron of the new Veterans’ Foundation, said: ‘July 1, 1916 was the heaviest loss in British Army history and those heroes gave everything to ensure our freedom. It is essential all of us remember that sacrifice. Lest we forget.

Projections on White Cliff of Dover Veterans Foundation

Projections on White Cliff of Dover Veterans Foundation

‘At the same time, we must also be aware of what’s happening today, and those veterans that are in desperate need for help and support. We can’t change the past, but can learn from it and shape the future.’

 

Shell Building Projections for NDCS

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Shell Building Projections for NDCS

NDCS celebrates 10 years of their roll out of newborn hearing screening in England and to mark the occasion 100 pictures of deaf babies were projected onto the Shell Building, London.

Shell Building Projection NDCS

Using high powered Christie video projectors the 100 baby images were projected onto the Shell Building for the duration of the event.

The event ran for the evening of the 11 May to highlight the essential need to give support to a child as soon as he / she is diagnosed as deaf.

Prince’s Trust 40th Anniversary UK Projection Campaign

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Prince’s Trust 40th Anniversary UK Projection Campaign

Prince's Trust Projection City Hall London

Prince’s Trust Projection City Hall London

Projection teams set out across the UK to mark the 40th Anniversary of Prince’s Trust in the cities where the Trust is dedicated to improving the lives of disadvantaged young people in the UK.

City Hall London Building Projection

Massive images projected over London’s City Hall Building for the 40th Anniversary of Prince’s Trust.

LONDON CITY HALL BUILDING PROJECTIONS PRINCE'S TRUST

LONDON CITY HALL BUILDING PROJECTIONS PRINCE’S TRUST

Liver Building Projections

A gigantic image of popstar Paloma Faith was projected onto the Royal Liver Building .The image of Paloma was made up of over 1,000 images of people who have helped to make the charity what it is today.

The projection was sponsored by The Prince’s Trust to celebrate its 40-year history.

Portrait artist Nathan Wyburn created a unique picture of Prince’s Trust Ambassador Paloma Faith, who received a grant from the charity as a teenager.

featured on the projection was Callum Clements, 16, who was supported by The Prince’s Trust through its xl initiative, which builds the confidence and motivation of young people struggling at school.

Prince's Trust Liver Building Projection

Prince’s Trust Liver Building Projection

Glasgow’s City Chambers Building Projection

UK projection campaign incorporating building projections in Glasgow…

Prince's Trust projections Glasgow

Glasgow City Chambers Building Projections

Cardiff City Hall

The projection marks the conclusion of The Prince’s Trust #partofPT Tour, supported by HomeSense, which travelled the country in April in search of stories of local young people whose lives have been touched by its work.Cardiff City Hall projections to celebrate the hundreds of thousands of people who have been helped by the Prince’s Trust…

Prince's Trust projections Cardiff City Hall

Prince’s Trust projections Cardiff City Hall

London River Thames Projections

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River Thames Projections London

The Group Top Performer for the Endorsed Group was projected across the River Thames, London for their River boat company event.

London River Projection

The annual award event this year was held on a large River boat and as they came up the River the projections were timed to coincide with their announcements of which Group Team and Top Performer won the top prize!

Searchlight show – Anniversary of the raid of Taranto

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Britannia Naval College Charity dinner Searchlight show

Searchlight show for Britannia Naval College Dartmouth

Searchlight show for Britannia Naval College Dartmouth

A charity dinner evening was held at Britannia Naval College, Dartmouth for the 75th anniversary commemorations of the raid on Taranto with high powered searchlights welcoming the guests – the cadets, current aviators and engineering officers serving in the Fleet Air Arm plus guest of honour is Vice Admiral Walter E ‘Ted’ Carter, the superintendent of the US Naval Academy. He graduated from the US Navy Fighter Weapons School Top Gun in 1985.

The event will raise money for the Fly Navy Heritage Trust, the charity that keeps the Royal Navy’s historic aircraft in operational condition, maintaining Britain’s Naval aviation heritage.

 

Rochester Castle Siege Projection Mapping Show

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Rochester Castle Projections Siege Re-enactment

Rochester Castle celebrated the one of England’s most historic moments – the siege of Rochester Castle in Kent with projection Mapping of the castle tower collapsing as it had done in 1215.

Rochester Castle Siege Projection
Rochester Castle Siege Projection

Rebels occupied the site in a bid to overthrow King John but King John was not about to give up that easily and defeated the rebels. The re-enactment of the siege 800 years later was projected across the castle with the famous battle scene played out below.