Posted by Tom Sykes on Tuesday, August 3, 2010,
In :
Press
 On Sunday the BBC broadcasted a great piece on the Scottish training HQ Melville House and Aux training in general on its show 'Country Tracks'CART member David Blair spoke about Melville House. It can be seen here at 41 minutes into the broadcast. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Thursday, July 22, 2010,
In :
General
It's not too late to join CART. The most cost effective way is to become and Associate Member. This membership level is
designed for people who have an interest in the Aux Units but do not
want to participate in events and the running of CART etc. You get the following;• 12 emailed newsletters.• Opportunities to attend CART organised events and day trips.
At only £8 a year or approx 66 pence a month we think it is worth it.Other membership levels can be seen here ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Monday, July 12, 2010,
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OB's
 Thanks to a lady from Devon called Nina, CART has been made aware of the Brixham Patrol. Nina has sent us info on the patrol and images of the Operational base. This information can be seen here Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Saturday, July 10, 2010,
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Press
 Thanks to Donald Brown we heard about the Radio 4 drama "Going to Ground" by Simon Passmore which BBC Radio 4 broadcast today. It can be heard for 7 days from today on this link 1940, Kent. England is on full alert in anticipation of a German invasion. As church bells sound the alarm, a secret resistance unit springs into action. Whatever happens, none of them expects to see their families again.Shrubb ..... Ivan KayeTurle ..... Anthony FlanaganPye ..... Rupert EvansJarvis ..... Guy HenryDavi... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Thursday, July 8, 2010,
In :
Research
 We have been sent info on Auxiliary Units in Maldon area by Tony Smith. The Maldon Auxiliary Unit info can be seen here Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Tuesday, July 6, 2010,
In :
OB's
 Stephen Lewins has come up trumps again with another OB in Northumberland. The OB at Kyloe Crag can be seen here. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Wednesday, June 30, 2010,
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Press
Today we are featured on page 63 in Country Life Magazine. Copies can be purchased from all good newsagents. You can see the article here. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Tuesday, June 29, 2010,
In :
Events
 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 Saturday, June 26, 2010,
In :
Press
On Saturday we were featured in The Times Newspaper. Page 33 in the main paper. An archive copy can be seen here. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Wednesday, June 23, 2010,
In :
OB's
 I have just added info and images on Heiferlaw Auxiliary Zero Station thanks to new CART member Stephen Lewins. You can see it here Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Sunday, June 20, 2010,
In :
OB's
Today I have added Jeremy Norman to our members list. Jeremy has submitted two OB's in the Norfolk area to our website.  These are Baconsthorpe and Matlaske. Both of which can be seen here You can read more about Jeremy on our Members Page. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Wednesday, June 16, 2010,
In :
Research
 We are now setting up a way you can help us with a small donation. CART only continues with money donated from people like you. You can give as little as £2 a month to us and it really will go a long way. Please help us continue to supply information to relatives of Auxiliers, build our website, promote the work of these brave men on a national basis with our outreach programmes. Please donate what you can here Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Tuesday, June 15, 2010,
In :
OB's
 We have added some info on the Belford Auxiliary Unit and OB to our Northumberland Units page. It can be seen here. Thanks to Stephen Lewins for the info. Continue reading ...
Thanks to CART members Matthew Gibbs and Peter Antill our Explosives page is now rammed with information. Have a good old read here to learn more. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Monday, June 7, 2010,
In :
Shop News
 You can now pre order our Weapons and Explosives DVD here. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Thursday, June 3, 2010,
In :
General
Did you know Coleshill House was featured in a film?In 1947 Coleshill House was the backdrop for the opening sequence to the film Uncle Silas. We have managed to find a copy and have added the famous scenes in our Media Library. As far as we know it is the only recorded footage of the house. See it here. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Monday, May 31, 2010,
In :
Press
 My sources tell me that our latest news story will be in the Daily Mail in the next few days. Please buy a copy a have a read. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Monday, May 31, 2010,
In :
OB's
 We have added new pictures text and video on West Fallodon OB today thanks to Stephen Lewins. You can see more here Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Friday, May 28, 2010,
In :
Press
The BBC TV Oxford Interview featuring CART and the National Trust is now live on our TV & Press Page. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Wednesday, May 26, 2010,
In :
Shop News
I am pleased to say our Auxilier Ale is now available to buy online. The Halfpenny Brewery have given you a few ways to buy the beer including via postage in the UK. CART make a small amount for each bottle purchased so please show your support. You can read more about the beer here and buy it here. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Monday, May 17, 2010,
In :
OB's
 Stephen Lewins has come up trumps again with another OB in Northumberland. The Warenford OB can be seen here. It is the first OB I have seen with a round entrance hatch. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Monday, May 10, 2010,
In :
OB's
 Thanks to Stephen Lewins we have just added info on Swinhoe Patrol's OB in Northumberland. See more here. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Sunday, May 9, 2010,
In :
Research
We have cleaned up our Multimedia page and now split the video and images into two new pages. I have also added many images of Auxiliers and OB's into new slideshows which can be seen here I also plan to add as much Aux related video as possible to the new video page. If you have any images to add please let us know. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Saturday, May 8, 2010,
In :
Research
Paula, a CART member, has taken an old photo of a weekend training programme at Coleshill and given it a new lease of life. She has recreated the chart and then we were able to make it look more of the period. The original document can be seen below.  You can now download your own copy of this restored PDF document here. Thanks Paula, Good Work. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Tuesday, March 16, 2010,
In :
General
I have just added a function to the home page that will now search the whole website for any keyword you enter. A handy and fast way to search the site. It doesn't include words or content from any of our forums as these are hosted on another website. You can try it on our homepage Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Monday, March 15, 2010,
In :
General
Today I added a virtual tour of Coleshill Village here http://www.coleshillhouse.com/coleshill-virtual-tour.phpFor those of you who havent been it is a very beautiful place. The tour gives you a really good start and it's easy to navigate. Have a go!!If you do go to Coleshill I suggest you drop by the village shop and Tea Rooms. http://coleshillvillageshop.org.uk/ Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Tuesday, February 16, 2010,
In :
Press
Well the 10 minute piece that the BBC broadcast last night was in the main technically correct and well presented. If you were unable to watch it you can see it on our PRESS PAGE. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Saturday, February 6, 2010,
In :
OB's
Today we added info on Firle Patrol from Sussex. The page shows the OB and a plan as well as a detailed diary of Auxilier Bill Webber near the bottom of the page. It can be seen here http://www.coleshillhouse.com/firle-auxiliary-unit-and-ob.php The main info was provided by Stewart Angell and the images by Jim from 28 Days Later Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Tuesday, February 2, 2010,
In :
Research
Thanks to a huge database donation from Will Ward we have now been able to help a relative trace their father who was an Auxilier. It gave us a great buzz to find the Auxiliers name on our database and to then be able to inform the relative. We now have over 2000 names covering most of the UK and this is being added to all the time with new information and research. The database remains non broadcast as we feel we must preserve the privacy of the men who kept this a secret till the grave. If ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Friday, January 22, 2010,
In :
Events
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 Sunday, January 17, 2010,
In :
OB's
Afternoon All,
Thanks to a new contact I am pleased to say I have added the following
OB to our OB Page. http://www.coleshillhouse.com/arundel-auxiliary-unit-and-ob.php
And also updated the following pages with new pictures.
http://www.coleshillhouse.com/staplefield-auxiliary-unit.php
http://www.coleshillhouse.com/shipley-auxiliary-unit.php
I am trying to build an on-line database of all known OB's so if you
have content or images on any that we don't already have on the OB page
then p... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Sunday, January 10, 2010,
In :
Research
Today we added a Relative Search on our site. Working with the British Resistance Organisation we are able to search for ALL recorded members of the Auxiliary Unit and can now offer this to the public. Please see our new page here and fill out the form if you need help tracing a member of the Aux Unit. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Wednesday, December 23, 2009,
In :
OB's
Today we added our first OB in Scotland. It is located at Craigtoun, Fife and was kindly provided by Foz101 from http://www.visitingthepast.com/If anyone can shed anymore light on it and or has information on other OB's in Scotland please let us know. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Friday, November 27, 2009,
In :
General
We now have in stock reproductions of the 1937 and 1938 Calendars. These were issued to the Auxiliary Units as training handbooks. We already sell the The Countryman's Diary 1939 in our shopThey are £12 each including FREE P&P to a UK mainland address or you can order the set of three for £30. Please see our shop for more info. Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Wednesday, October 14, 2009,
In :
General
Evening All,
This evening I have added a Forum to our website. http://www.coleshillhouse.com/coleshill-house-forum.php
I am sure many of you will not have used a Forum, but please let me
assure you it is the best way forward with a group our size. You can
post messages quickly and easily for all to see and respond to other
peoples messages. Ask questions of others and you get an email when
each person responds. All your Auxiliary Unit chat in one simple place.
Try it and see.
If you stu... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Wednesday, October 14, 2009,
In :
General
Today we made our Secret Page LIVE !!!This page is for members only. FREE membership is offered to a select few who have a direct connection to the Auxiliary Unit or Coleshill House. Anyone can be on our mailing list for website updates and news etc. If you fancy joining please email me. Tom Sykes Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Wednesday, September 9, 2009,
In :
General
Many people has asked me why I am running this site and what is my goal. Firstly I want to raise awareness of the Aux Units and keep their brave training alive and in the public eye. Secondly I want to set up a local visitors centre or museum at Coleshill itself. Ideally this would be situated in the stable block, upstairs in the old WW2 admin offices. This will not happen without considerable funding and help from the National Trust....Thirdly I want to produce a series for television which ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Thursday, September 3, 2009,
In :
General
As you may or may not know Mabel Stranks, Highworth's Post Mistress during the war, was responsible for vetting all the men that trained at Coleshill. A few years ago her family were presented with a plaque (Seen Below) by Highworth Town Council.  As you can see the spelling of Auxiliary is incorrect and I have contacted the Mayor of Highworth and the Council about getting this corrected. In my view it is a dishonour to Mabel and her family as well as the Aux Unit. The Mayor has assured me it ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Tuesday, August 25, 2009,
Tomorrow a select group of Aux Unit members and historians will meet at Coleshill House along with Tom and a film crew to capture thoughts and memories of Coleshill on film. The trip which has been organised by the Coleshill House Community Project, has been set up in order to obtain video footage for this website and also any future possible broadcasts about Coleshill. A series of short films will be produced by Goldeneye Creative after the trip and these will be uploaded to the site. The CH... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Thursday, August 20, 2009,
Today we launched our Shop Page.
Like all small
projects and community groups we need to raise funds to keep the group
going. This website and the community project are not funded by anyone
so we have decided to add some small revenue streams on this page.
The
books and items are all related to our cause and we would suggest you
read them even if we weren't selling them. If you know of a book or DVD we have missed or would like to help fund us please email us
If any money is raised in this way ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Wednesday, August 19, 2009,
In :
General
Hello,
As you all know this site is run without any funding. As a web designer
and working from home, I am able to do the updates and dedicate time to
it around my normal paid work.
The National Trust at Coleshill do offer guided walks around the site a
few times a year and I would like to produce a postcard sized flyer
that they can give to guests to promote our website.
I am appealing for anyone that might have connections in the printing world where we can get these printed for ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Friday, August 14, 2009,
In :
Press
Today we filmed an interview for BBC Oxford TV Evening News. We only had two minutes to talk and condensing the history of the Aux
Units and Coleshill into that time was tough. The BBC did make some
mistakes in what they had researched but the mistakes are worth the
coverage we feel. Straight after filming the Presenter suggested we went on BBC Radio Oxford and we were taken into the radio studios. Within two minutes Tom was sat in the studio and talking to Bill Heine LIVE. The interview was a... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tom Sykes on Wednesday, August 12, 2009,
In :
General
We are now looking for a Screen Writer to help us turn our research into a TV drama or Documentary Please see more here Continue reading ...
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