Our Intelligence Officer heard about the Dartmoor ‘Teddy Bear’ Dangerous Sports Association ‘Goal Busters’ event and decided I should be detailed off to go and check it out. (BTW: he calls himself ‘Intelligence Officer’ but opinions amongst the ranks differ … Continue reading →
Well the weather wasn’t too great for the first day of our 1940s Weekend. I thought, “it could be worse” and unfortunately I was right, it did get worse with 3 1/2 inches of rain falling overnight Saturday into Sunday. … Continue reading →
For the 2018 RAF Harrowbeer 1940s Weekend, the Shops at Yelverton were challenged to ‘go all 1940s’ and vie to win the RAF Harrowbeer Memorial Trophy, for the ‘Best Dressed’ shop. The shops were asked to decorate themselves in a … Continue reading →
Welcome to RAF Harrowbeer chaps. Now, listen up. You have arrived at RAF Harrowbeer just in time for the 2018 1940s Weekend which is on the 11th & 12th August. This is going to be a busy weekend, with the … Continue reading →
So we were driving back from London on the A303 when we saw a sign for the Museum of Army Flying. Having never heard of it before, we decided to take a detour to go and explore it. Well it was well … Continue reading →
On our way home from London, we stopped off at Stourhead Garden to see the Autumn colours which are superb at this time of year. But imagine my surprise to find that there was someone living here once called ‘Harry’! … Continue reading →
Last Saturday, (22nd October) I went on a trip to Stonehenge. It truly is an amazing place and it is hard to imagine how it was built. High up on a ridge, there was no protection from the rain showers … Continue reading →
Wow! This was a very special trip for me. Going to the ‘home’ of the RAF, where Douglas Bader flew from, and home airfield of the Imperial War Museum. Well I had to look my best, so I popped up to … Continue reading →
I took a trip up to Bude in North Devon, for their ‘Bude at War’ Event. They had a flypast, and then the re-enactors did a recreation of a beach-storming exercise. The crowds watching really enjoyed that. I then took … Continue reading →
I heard there was a 1940 event at Mt Edgcumbe in Cornwall, so I thought I’d go and see what it was like. While I was there, I bumped into some friends from the Harrowbeer 1940s Weekend! And then when … Continue reading →