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BLISWORTH: The Second World War

... BLISWORTH: The Second World War came to Blisworth last Monday. As pictured above and right, the customers of the Royal Oak were enjoying a singsong of wartime songs when the air raid siren sounded. Immediately the landlord ordered everyone into the air ...

Published: Monday 10 September 2001
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 96 | Page: 30 | Tags: none

Work starts to demolish Second World War store

... starts to demolish Second World War store WORK started this week on the demolition of one of the most important war-time buildings in Northamptonshire. Boughton Cold Store, built by the Ministry of Defence just before the Second World War, is to be knocked ...

Published: Thursday 04 October 2001
Newspaper: Northampton Mercury
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 153 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Film choice Superb Second World War drama

... Film choice Superb Second World War drama THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963): Oft-screened drama, based on Paul Brickhill's factual account of the efforts of Allied prisoners to break out of Stalag Luft North. Steve McQueen is ice-cool in the lead, with mon support ...

Film choice Classic Second World War drama

... Film choice Classic Second World War drama THE DAM BUSTERS (1954): The exciting true story of the destruction of the Ruhr dams in 1943, using Barmes Wallis's ingenious bouncing bombs. Richard Todd stars as the leader of the squadron responsible for the ...

Second World War hero major has died aged 83

... Second World War hero major has died aged 83 AN ARMY major who was commended for his bravery during the Second World War and recruited young soldiers from Northamptonshire in the 1960 s has died. M Pet «@ajor er Frederick Keily, 83, was awarded a Military ...

Published: Thursday 31 May 2001
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 218 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

B Alex Henshaw tested Spitfires during the Second World War

... B Alex Henshaw tested Spitfires during the Second World War AN aviation legend will open a new museum at Sywell Aerodrome at 2pm tomorrow A Mr Henshaw, 89, also tested Wellington bombers which were repaired at Sywell. Often he would arrive in a Spitfire ...

Published: Friday 20 July 2001
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 174 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

about his childhood during the Second World War ET picture: CDC 11468.2

... about his childhood during the Second World War ET picture: CDC 11468.2 Teacher Helen Porte said: “We invited Malcolm to come and talk to the children to help them think of different ways to write creatively and to look back on their own lives, to see ...

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... ' o Castle and one of the lat- Is, an casy o maintain Second World War. rn electric trains on the London to Scotland will om in the hayloft, along ' plate clockwork collecnstructed from propricty or the trains. od live steam display 2 to 6pm and admission ...

Memory Corner PARTY time at Lubenham Hill, Harborough, for these youngsters after the end of the Second World ..

... Memory Corner PARTY time at Lubenham Hill, Harborough, for these youngsters after the end of the Second World War. This picture was loaned by Michael Haddon of Rhodes Close, Lubenham Grange, who was invited to this get-together on August 18, 1945, three ...