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Restoration Restoration
Ford Armoured Car
(Sponsorship Required)
Visiting Schools with our WW1 & WW2 program
Did you know that 2010 is the 70th Anniversary of Dunkirk
In the nine days from 27 May to 4 June 1940
338,226 men escaped including 139,997
French, Polish and Belgian troops
together with a small number of Dutch soldiers
aboard 861 vessels which 243 were sunk
This is the day my great uncle Samuel Whyte
was killed in action age 21 near Dunkirk
It is also the 70th Anniversary of
the Battle of Britain
The battle was broken down into four main phases
1. 10th July - 11th August 1940
The channel battles known as Kanalkampf
2. 12th - 23rd August 1940
The first assault on British coastal airfields
known as Adlerangriff "Eagle Attack"
3. 24th August - 6th September 1940
The main assault on British airfields
4. From the 7th September the attacks on
British towns and cities began
Great Britain remembers this battle
on the 15th September each year
and in the corridors of history the name of the
Royal Air Force and their commander
Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding and
Sir Winston Churchill's famous speech
will always be remembered
Never in the field of human conflict
was so much owed by so many
to so few
Did you know that on the 8th May 2010
it will be the 65th Anniversary of
Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)
On the 8th May 1945
General Admiral Von Friedeburg,Field Marshal Keitel
& General Oberst Stumpf signed
the act of unconditional Military
surrender of the German Armed Forces in Berlin
also that on the 15th August 2010
it will be the 65th Anniversary of
Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day)
On the 2nd September 1945
General Okamura Yasiyi submitted the surrender to Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz
on board the battleship U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay
We do not have many veterans left
so do not let these dates go by
without sparing them a thought
Lest we forget
Ballymena
the War Years Remembered
Open over Easter
A great family day out
1st March - 10th April 2010
Open from 10am daily Monday to Saturday
Mid Antrim Museum
Schools project & public event
6 weeks of military & home front mayhem
covering both WW1 & 2
Group bookings via the Museum
Tel: 028 25635925
Supported by Ballymena Borough Council
WAR YEARS REMEMBERED PRESENTS
BATTLE FEST 2010
This event will include the
Ulster Military Vehicle Club
Military Vehicle Club of Ireland
War Time Living History Association
and as many other re-enactment groups covering all periods
from our past in the one location for the first time
This will be one of the largest events to be staged
in Ireland to date
A truly spectacular family day out
Vintage military vehicles from all ages
Mock battle reenactments through the ages
with all the big bangs
Militaria collector stalls and much more
Watch this space more details to follow
Nominated Charity for this event will be
The Not Forgotten Association
Established in 1920
Charity Registration No. 229666
(Event date & venue to be confirmed once funding is in place)
Bark in the Park Re-visited
Monday 3rd to Saturday 8th May 2010
VE DAY 65th Anniversary Bash
Friends of the Grove Association
Grove Pavilion & Park
North Belfast
(Event & venue to be confirmed)
Supported by Belfast City Council
BALLYCLARE MAYFAIR
Saturday to Saturday May 2010
Event details are sketchy at present
but should be a great family day out
awaiting confirmation from
Newtownabbey Borough Council
& May Fair committee
more details to follow
(Event and venue to be confirmed)
Supported by Newtownabbey Borough Council
Battlefield visit
Sunday 23rd to Sunday 30th May 2010
A pilgrimage to lay a wreath at my Great Uncle Samuel Whyte's
Memorial at Dunkirk Nord Military Cemetery
He has no known grave
This will be the 70th Anniversary of his death
KIA 27th May 1940
This will be the first time a family member
will have visited the memorial to pay their respects
This trip will also take in Normandy Landings &
a re-visit to the Somme and Ypres Battlefield sites
Supported by Star Rentals
War years remembered
meet the neighbours
project
Carrying on the work that we implemented
last year high lighting all the contributions made
during the War Years by all nationalities
(Event dates & venues to be confirmed once funding is in place)
Supported by North Belfast Partnership
West belfast remembers
Monday 7th to Sunday 13th June 2010
Schools project & public event
The Spectrum Centre
Shankill Road
West Belfast
Supported by Belfast City Council
Carrickfergus Veterans Week
Monday 21st to Sunday 27th June 2010
Carrickfergus Veterans Week &
Armed Forces Day
Schools project & public event
Group bookings via Arts & Events Officer
Carrickfergus Marina
Marina Building
(Event & venue to be confirmed)
Supported by Carrickfergus Borough Council
War & Peace Show
Wednesday 21st to Sunday 25th July 2010
Paddockwood Kent
Supported by the Hop Farm
LISBURN
THE WAR YEARS REMEMBERED
September & October 2010
Lisburn Historical and Cultural Event
(Event & venue to be confirmed)
Supported by Lisburn City Council
Pegasus March
October 2010
Normandy beaches re-visited
Pegasus March in aide of
The Not Forgotten Association
Established in 1920
Charity Registration No. 229666
Sir george white memorial
November 2010
Broughshane Event
(Event & venue to be confirmed)
Supported by Ballymena Borough Council
more dates to follow keep checking here
