Edith Cavell Centenary
A hundred years ago the Norfolk Nurse Edith Cavell was executed by firing squad for helping soldiers to escape occupied Germany.
Two minute silence for Edith Cavell
A two minute silence has been held in Peterborough for Norfolk's World War One nurse Edith Cavell at 7am on Monday.
She was executed for helping allied soldiers in German occupied Brussels in 1915.
At 7 o'clock there was a silence at Peterborough Cathedral, a procession was then held at the nearby War Memorial for a service. There will be a gun salute to commemorate the centenary of her death.
Edith Cavell went to school in Peterborough.
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Sculpture of Edith Cavell unveiled in Belgium
A sculpture of the First World War nurse Edith Cavell has been unveiled in Belgium as part of events marking 100 years since her execution.
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Service to remember death of Edith Cavell
A 2 minute silence has been held at Peterborough Cathedral at 7am, the time First World War nurse Edith Cavell was executed 100 years ago
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Edith Cavell centenary events
People from across the Anglia region are paying tribute to the life of one of the country’s greatest heroines.