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Remembrance Day Is Everyday

1st November 2014 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Education Outreach Program

The Societies connections with education now spans over four decades. Our chairman David King is now a representative for the C.W.G.C. at Botley Cemetery, Oxford. After over forty years of research relating to those interned there, David’s knowledge is now being passed on to the next generation. He has already produced numerous case files for Botley cemetery relating to this C.W.G.C. project, and he is currently working on numerous case files for other cemeteries, soon to be included in this C.W.G.C. Education Outreach project. The project is open to all schools and youth groups, please get in touch through our contact page for further details.

seen right - Our Chairman David King centre back row, with one of three C.W.G.C. school visits this year to Botley Cemetery. Back row far left, Alan Johns Volunteer.

Education

3rd August 2019 Finmere Airfield Tower Project Promotion

Following our successful visit to the Shelswell festival on the 13th July, on the 3rd August we decided to spread the word at the towers home itself by attending the Saturday car boot fair, to enlighten those there of the threat to our Tower and their car boot activity. A large number of visitors visited our stall and offered support and the willingness to sign our online petition. It was also a great moment to meet with Char Owen a dedicated supporter of our cause on this site, who also kindly took the opportunity to make a personal donation to the Tower project. In closing I must also thank my son Alexander, who painstakingly approached all stall holders which must have totalled over 100, to present them with a leaflet and take time to explain the plight of our Tower.

Education

10th November 2023 RAF Wing Memorial - Overstone School

RAF Wing Memorial - 

Max and Tabitha did an outstanding job of representing Overstone Combined School at the memorial (the school are partners of the memorial) and placing their school wreath. They learnt a little about the airfield and it’s history first, before reading out ‘The Exhortation’, placing their wreath, lowering their heads and then taking part in a minutes silence. Later  they would write a short story on their visit for the school. Garron Clark-Darby also attended as a Wing resident but also Deputy Curator of the Trenchard Museum at RAF Halton. The school are hoping to make a visit to the superb museum in early 2024, as part of their project on the Second World War. Thank you Overstone School & Thank you to our Honorary Member Nick Elkins.

Education

19th November 2024 RAF Wing Memorial - Overstone School in Wing. Two of their Ambassador children come to lay a school wreath at Wing Memorial.

RAF Wing Memorial - Overstone School in Wing are formal partners to the Memorial, and each year two of their Ambassador children come to lay a school wreath and say words of remembrance for those who served at the former Bomber Command Aerodrome. This year Oliver and Evie represented their school and did so brilliantly. They were joined by Wing Resident & Trenchard Museum Deputy Curator Garron Clark-Darby, school Senior Leader and Teacher Fi Willett and Andy & Gillian Alexander who own the land the Memorial resides on and Andy’s father served at and flew from RAF Wing. Thank you to everyone at Overstone School for their continued support of the Memorial, to all who attended and especially to Oliver & Evie. In the photos you can see Evie proudly wearing a miniature set of her father’s service medals.

Education

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