Posted by Tom Sykes on Tuesday, June 29, 2010,
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 Today marks the 1st Birthday of the Coleshill Auxiliary Research Team (CART)What a year its been!In the 12 months CART and its members have built a fantastic on-line resource which is now THE online authority on the Auxiliary Units.We have attracted national and local press, produced a DVD, organised a site trip to Parham, produced an Ale and helped loved ones answer questions about their Aux relatives.I would personally like to thank all the CART members, donations of material from the publi... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Wednesday, June 23, 2010,
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 I have just been sent the site map for the July 4th event by the National Trust. Please find it here Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Monday, May 10, 2010,
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 Today we have updated our Aux Hub info which can be seen here. It now lists our talks timetable on July 4th as well as other proposals. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Wednesday, April 21, 2010,
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I am pleased to say that writer Owen Sheers has now confirmed he will be attending the July 4th Remembrance day at Coleshill this year.Owen's award winning book "Resistance" is currently in the early stages of being made into a feature film. Owen plans to discuss the forthcoming film on the July 4th event and may also be offering a book signing.He joins an impressive list of speakers all of which can be seen here. The talks will take place in the Aux Hub organised by CART and located in the G... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Thursday, April 8, 2010,
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Our next members meeting has been planned for 11th May at 7pm. Location will be Blunsdon, Near Highworth.I hope more members will attend this time. Please see more on our Secret Members Page. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Saturday, March 27, 2010,
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Today a large group of CART members travelled to The British Resistance Museum located at Paham Airfield in Suffolk. It was an amazing day and the members of BROM made us feel very welcome and supplied a great lunch. A few of us spent the first few hours on paperwork research while the others got chatting to the on site experts. A must see is their mock underground OB. You can read more about the Museum here. Images from the day can be seen by members only on our secret members page.  Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Friday, March 19, 2010,
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Morning All,
THIS ONLY REALLY APPLIES TO PEOPLE CLOSE TO SWINDON.
Swindon
Library is planning an event at the Central Library on 5th & 6th June 2010
and CART have been asked to take part.
The opening
hours of the event will be 9.30 - 4pm Saturday and 11-3pm on Sunday.
The
following groups are also planning to attend;
Wroughton
History Group, Highworth Historical Society, Rodbourne Community History,
Swindon Society, Mark Sutton & Help for Heroes, Western Front Association,
WFHS,... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Tuesday, March 9, 2010,
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Philip Rowe is an Archaeological Landscape Investigator and he and the newly formed 'Churchill's Underground War' - or CUW group are planning a trip to the Pensford OB near Bath. The trip will happen on a weekday with a date to follow soon. You can see more on this OB here. If your keen to go please let me know asap. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Thursday, February 11, 2010,
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I am sorry to report that as a group we have had to cancel our war talks in 2010 as knowone was showing an interest.We feel it may be too soon to run these talks and they will now be available for group bookings only. No tickets had been sold so no refunds need to be given. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Friday, January 29, 2010,
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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
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Posted by Tom Sykes on Thursday, January 28, 2010,
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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!!! Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Sunday, January 24, 2010,
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27th March 2010 - ConfirmedA 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 discount... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Friday, January 22, 2010,
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We are pleased to say our second war talk The History Of The Auxiliary Unit will be given by Bill King on May 12th at 7pm in Highworth.
Bill has conducted extensive research on the role of the British Resistance Organisation (Auxiliary Units) and has contributed to the book ‘With Britain in Mortal Danger’ published in December 2002.
Bill has appeared in the Television programmes ‘History Mysteries’ on BBC2 and the Channel 4 series ‘Dads Secret Army’. In addition to these activities... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Friday, January 8, 2010,
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Tickets have now gone on sale for our first in a series of War Talks relating to the Auxiliary Units and Invasion. The first talk on Operation Sealion is given by one of our key members Peter Antill. Peter is a research assistant working for Cranfield
University at the Centre for Defence
Acquisition in the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham.
Peter
has practical experience in the service industry as well as the civil service.
A degree holder from both Staffordshire
University ... Continue reading ...
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