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National Atomic Veterans Awareness Day
3 October 2020
We are awaiting confirmation from the staff at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire, concerning National Atomic Veterans Awareness Day on 3 October. They have recently returned from furlough and are assessing guidelines due to coronavirus. Unfortunately, we cannot say for certain if the event will take place but will inform members as soon as we know. Please contact on 0208 144 3080 for more details closer to the time.
The Last Post, The Don Memorial Museum & Veterans Hub Opening Cranworth St, Thornaby, 31 October-1 November, 2020
You may recall Shelly’s fundraising for the BNTVA at the Don Bar, Stockton-on-Tees, where there is a BNTVA memorial table. On 26 July, Shelly introduced John Lax, David Taunt, Wesley Perriman, and John and Ceri McDade to Julie Cooper, who has worked tirelessly to prepare new premises for opening on 31 October.
The Last Post is a Memorial Museum for the Armed Forces, and veterans in particular, remembering those who have died in service to their country. It provides free Sunday lunches, Christmas dinners, tea and coffee, and courses for veterans. The new premises will also have some accommodation for homeless people.
We were fortunate to catch a glimpse of a new museum being created upstairs. The museum will hold a vast array of military objects, including a V-1 doodlebug and a Messerschmitt.
The BNTVA has been offered a space to display ephemera in the museum concerning the British nuclear tests, as well as being invited to give educational talks to the public about this forgotten part of history.
Please contact the BNTVA on 0208 144 3080 for further information.
The photograph shows David Taunt and John Lax, both BNTVA trustees, who met for the first time on the day of this visit for the first time since 1962, where they were stationed at Christmas Island for Operation Dominic.
From left to right:
Ceri McDade, David Taunt, Shelly Grigg, John Lax and Wesley Perriman.
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