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