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24th and 25th July 2010 War Machines Weekend - See Cornish Guardian news article
27 June 2010 Press Release:  

ARMED FORCES DAY PARADE DAVIDSTOW

27 JUNE 2010

Following last years successful Armed Forces Day Parade at the Cornwall at War Museum,Camelford and Wadebridge branches of the Royal British Legion, the Davidstow Airfield andCornwall at War Museum and the RAF Davidstow Moor Memorial Museum collaborated to hold this years parade to honour past and present members of our Armed Forces.  The parade marched behind the Bodmin Army Cadet Corps of Bugles and Drums and under the watchful eye of Parade Marshall John Beale, CBE, BEM, to the memorial at the entrance to the two museums. Wreaths were laid by Cornwall County Royal British Legion and British Legion branches from Camelford, Tintagel and Wadebridge, the Cornwall at War Museum, the RAF Davidstow Moor Memorial Museum and by the days VIP, Lt Col Tony Clark. The parade then marched to the Cornwall at War Museum Parade Ground for inspection by Lt Col Tony Clark Commandant of the Dartmoor Training Area which includes Okehampton Battle Camp.  As well as veterans and serving members of the Armed Forces the day was attended by members of the Padstow Sea Scouts and Bude and Wadebridge Army Cadets and Newquay and Wadebridge Air Training Corps.

6 June 2010 HMS Glorious - To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the sinking of the aircraft carrier
22 April 10 A new Yahoo Group for the museum is launched.  Go to:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cornwallatwarmuseum/

30 Dec 09
We have put in a planning application to extend the Guardroom and build an extension onto the Seapower, about the same size as the existing Seapower, lower side, where the anchor is leaning against the wall.
 
We have acquired a cockpit, complete, of a Vampire.  It is mounted on wheels and is a significant bit of kit, about 14 ft long.
12-13 Sept 09 Okehampton Camp Heritage Weekend 
1-5 Sept 09 Spike Milligan's - "Adolf Hitler: My part in his downfall" 
25, 26 July 09 War Machines Weekend - See news article in the Cornish Guardian 
27 June 09 Veterans Day - See news article in the Cornish Guardian 
1 June 09 Visit of former WW2 Fleet Air Arm pilot Lt Cdr "Joe" Mills RN confirmed
24 April 09 Armed Forces Day celebration announcement.  See special events. 
7 April 2009 We were visited today by Len Hare representing HM Ships Glorious,  Ardent and  Acasta Association (GLARAC). They came to present the museum with pictures and documents after seeing the small display at the museum last year. They spent most of the day with us.

News article

Their web site is at: www.glarac.com

 


 

 
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