Special Service dates for your diary
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Dutch Remembrance Day Sunday 4 May at 11 am. After the morning service, Reverend Alison Newman lead a small service to remember Dutch Remembrance Day at the Maastricht Stone. The historic presence and the significance of the Maastricht Stone, which was brought to Biggin Hill in 1968, was explained. A small group gathered and the names of nine Dutchmen who died flying from the Biggin Hill Sector were read out; the Chapel bell was tolled nine times. |
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Photo curtesy of Philip Bisset
Special Services require booking and the site is closed all day.
Contact Margaret Wilmot to say you will be coming, seats will not be specifically reserved for you, but the number attending is required.
by email [email protected]
or by post Mrs Margaret Wilmot, St George’s RAF Chapel, Biggin Hill Memorial Museum,
Main Road, Biggin Hill, Kent TN16 3 EJ
Veterans' Service: Sunday 22 June 1145 for 12 noon.
Battle of Britain Service: 85th Anniversary, Sunday 14 September at 1030
Remembrance Service: Sunday 9 November at 1020 for 1030 followed by wreath laying.
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Outside Services - no booking required, JUST COME.
V E Day Remembered 80th Anniversary Thursday 8 May at 11am.
Around the Flagpole. See page VE Day 80, for pictures.
Forget-Me-Not Ceremony Battle of Britain Pilots Remembered
Saturday 19 July at 11am by the Gate Guardians.
Remembrance Day 11-11-11 1045am for 11am around the Flagpole.
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Contact Margaret Wilmot to say you will be coming, seats will not be specifically reserved for you, but the number attending is required.
by email [email protected]
or by post Mrs Margaret Wilmot, St George’s RAF Chapel, Biggin Hill Memorial Museum,
Main Road, Biggin Hill, Kent TN16 3 EJ
Veterans' Service: Sunday 22 June 1145 for 12 noon.
Battle of Britain Service: 85th Anniversary, Sunday 14 September at 1030
Remembrance Service: Sunday 9 November at 1020 for 1030 followed by wreath laying.
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Outside Services - no booking required, JUST COME.
V E Day Remembered 80th Anniversary Thursday 8 May at 11am.
Around the Flagpole. See page VE Day 80, for pictures.
Forget-Me-Not Ceremony Battle of Britain Pilots Remembered
Saturday 19 July at 11am by the Gate Guardians.
Remembrance Day 11-11-11 1045am for 11am around the Flagpole.
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Talks in the Chapel are on
the first Saturday of the month, at 2.15pm.
Please note the extra talk in November
Do come along, they are free.
You may give a donation at the end if you wish.
Money goes to the speaker’s choice of charity and to the Friends of the Chapel.
You may give a donation at the end if you wish.
Money goes to the speaker’s choice of charity and to the Friends of the Chapel.
Saturday 7th June - ‘They also served’, - Tony Francis will talk about civilians carrying out their call to duty in the WW ll, particularly in the bus services.
Saturday 5th July - John Callaghan returns with more about people who were awarded ‘ The Winged Boot’. We believe this is only place you will ever hear the story of the 'Winged Boot'.
Saturday 8th August - Norman Brice's topic is ‘The History of Croydon Airport’ with Biggin Hill in the Battle for Britain.
Saturday 6th September - an aptly timed talk about the Battle of Britain in the 85th Anniversary year by John Callaghan.
Saturday 4th October - Captain Peter Adams is back! 'Conversations with VIPs I have met'. He will talk about Gp Capt John ‘cats eyes’ Cunningham Battle of Britain ( BoB), Gp Capt Dennis David, Hurricane pilot BoB, and Oberstleutnant Ulrich Steinhilper, Luftwaffe ME109 pilot and includes small cameo of Count Caproni Di Taliedo (inventor). This talk will be about 1 hour
Saturday1st November - ‘Commonwealth War Graves' with Norman Bryce
NB EXTRA ! Saturday 29th November - The Special Operations Executive (SOE) with John Callaghan
Saturday13th December 1 -3pm A Christmas Concert
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A possible event to come: Classical Entertainment, music poems and choir. TBN
A possible event to come: Classical Entertainment, music poems and choir. TBN
