June 16th @ 7.45pm
Historian Martin Kender will give a talk on about the developemnt of Anti Aircraft artillery and the emergence of integrated defences (aircraft and guns) in the UK during World War Two.
Like all the other talks this will be given in Highworth.
You can book now on our Events Page
Good Morning All,
I have spent some days sorting out the OB page http://www.coleshillhouse.com/bunkers.php and have added hundreds of links to Auxiliary related locations around the UK to the page categorised under county.
This information has come from a variety of sources but the most interesting is from the Defence of Britain Project.
They publish a Google Earth file that shows a huge amount of WW2 data from airfields to a full list of all Aux related sites. Many of these I have never heard of and I know that is the same for some of our other members.
I have produced a video tutorial and guide on how to view these sites here http://www.coleshillhouse.com/auxiliary-unit-locations-on-google-earth.php
Enjoy.
Not sure if your a Radio 4 listener but one of our Members notified me that on “Questions, Questions” today they were going to talk all about the Aux Units.
And sure enough they did. John Warwicker was interviewed and shared his normal conspiracy theories and a family member of a welsh Auxilier was interviewed at an OB.
You can listen to the full interview here http://www.coleshillhouse.com/welsh-auxiliary-units-and-obs.php
Read Sallie’s full story here
Stewart Angell, writer of The Secret Sussex Resistance is coming all the way up from Sussex to give us a talk about his book and findings.
He will also sign books after the talk.
Please see our events page to book tickets. At only £5 you can’t go wrong really!!!
Just to let you all know the BBC “Inside Out” feature CART shot has been moved back again to Monday 1st February.
It was meant to be airing on Monday (11th) and then today but the BBC have now told me it has been moved to the evening of February 1st instead.
It will be a 10 minute piece about Coleshill House, this project and the Auxiliary Units work.
The good news is that BBC South are also going to show it on the same night so it will be shown over the whole of the South of England. Result……
I will keep you posted on any further changes.
Today we have added about 250 new links on our Operational Bases page.
Whilst this information has have been in the public domain for sometime the web links to them have not been easy to find.
We now cover most of the UK. If you fancy trying to find an OB from the list that is near you please feel free and take some pictures for our site. Remember though most sites are on private land.
If we have missed anything or got it wrong please let us know.
This is the trailer for our new Weapons & Explosives DVD.
Cart is working on a database that will hopefully contain as many as possible comfirmed members of the Auxiliary Unit in the UK. Please check this page regularly for the spreadsheet progress status. If you can help by supplying any names and areas of Auxiliers please let us know.
Spreadsheet currently containsnames for : Somerset on 24/1/10
27th March 2010 – Confirmed
A C.A.R.T organised trip to The Museum of the British Resistance at Parham, Suffolk.
We will have the venue exclusively opened for us on this long day trip leaving from Highworth and will have time to explore all areas and look at some of the donated material from Auxiliers around the country. It will take approx 5 hours travel either way so if members would rather prefer to stay over in a B&B please let me know. Members will have the minibus transport price discounted. We will also be offering places to non members, space permitting.
To book your place please email me back asap. A non returnable deposit will be required for travel. The price will depend on how many plan to attend but the minibus hire will not be expensive if full.
If you would like to stay over nearby on the 27th and return on the 28th please say if not we will have a day trip.
P.S
Drivers wanted for journey there and back please….