Auxiliary Related Events Talks & Trips

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 COLESHILL SITE GUIDED WW2 WALKS

29 August 2010 2pm - 3:30pm

Adult £3. Child £1.50. The dates above are guided walks of the Coleshill Estate and OB given by the National Trust. Spaces are limited and go very quickly. To book your place please call 01793 762209 or email here

  OTHER WAR EVENTS

 
The story of Norfolk’s Home Guard and ‘secret army’ 1940-44

A  unique collection of photos and records, including the nominal rolls of the Norfolk auxiliary units and some of their personal memories.  Linking text tells the story of both organisations.

Open Mon-Sat 10am – 4pm and Sundays 1st in month and Bank Holiday Suns 2-4pm.   March – October
Visit their website here for more info.

WAR TALKS AVAILABLE FOR GROUP BOOKING

Operation Sealion (Germany's Plan for Invasion) -  A talk by Peter Antill.
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The History Of The Auxiliary Unit  - A talk by Bill King
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Sussex Auxiliary Units And Their Underground Operational Bases  -
A talk and book signing by Stewart Angell
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WW2 UK Air Defences - A talk by Martin Kender


DAY TRIPS


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WARTIME WEEKENDS


August 28th to 30th 2010

The Rauceby War Weekend

Sleaford, Lincs



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September 11th & 12th 2010

Swindon and Cricklade Railway Wartime Weekend


Start time : 10:00 end time : 17:00

A great weekend with lots of re-enactors attending. See Tom's video of last years highlights here. The main main site for the event can be seen here

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September 11th 2010


Coleshill Food Festival and Open Day

Come and join us and sample local food and drink. Demonstrations, talks, walks, children's activities and lots more.
11am - 5pm



Coleshill House, Coleshill, Mabel Stranks, Highworth, Highworth Post Office, Colonel Gubbins, Auxiliary Units, Churchill's secret army, Special Operations Executive (SOE), Home Guard, The Countryman's Diary-1939, Peter Fleming, Ian Fleming, Pleydell-Bouveries, Sir Thomas Freake, Sir Henry Pratt, guerrilla warfare