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The fundraising events held at the Red Feather Club for last year were as follows

20th November 2008 - 100th Bomb Group film show by Ron Batley.

13th December 2008 - Christmas Party.

29th January 2009 - Aviation crashes Talk & Slide Show by Bob Collis.

26th February 2009 - Military Vehicle Talk & Slide Show by Adrian Barell & James Mutton.

19th March 2009 - Film Show of Rural Life in Suffolk & Norfolk courtesy of Roy Barker.

16th May 2009 - Reunion 40s Dance, organised by Alan Roper.

17th May 2009 - Grand Open Day.

25th July 2009 - Quiz Night organised by John Kirkum.

1st August 2009 - Horham Reunion Film Show.

5th September - 200th Mission Dance, organised by Alan Roper.

25th October 2009 - End of Season Open Day & Grand Draw.

 

Also The Red Feather Club has been open on the last Saturday & Sunday of each month, from May until October. They have proved to be very popular, with many visitors attending for the first time. An event was

Held every month, with the exception of April, due to the construction work deadline for the Grand Open Day & reunion in May.

 

Since my last annual report, many monumental milestones have been reached, the Blue Lounge was completed, a reunion for104 U.S. Visitors and a Boeing B17 Flying Fortress gave a flypast over our airfield at Horham on the Grand Open Day .

 

The Blue Lounge, the recreation of the 96ft Nissen hut was completed, with the help of  John, Alan Johnson,  George, Alan & Ian Roper, Quentin Brundle, Adrian Barrell, Ray Howlett, Pete & Rosie Gibbert, Mick Cracknell, Terry & Jackie Spinks & Gordon Allum. Work was carried out, literally seven days a week, through all weather conditions, to have the building completed with just minutes to spare, Thank You One & All.

 

The “Somewhere in England” reunion for our U.S. Veterans & their families was arranged by a sub committee, consisting of the expert team of John & Kate Kirkum, Alan Roper & Violet Allum, in conjunction with Brad Petrella in the U.S., this team organised the coaches, the accommodation with local families and hotels, the tours and all the functions arranged for the days either side of our Grand Open Day on May 17th, what a team !

Meetings were held well into the small hours to fine tune this well organised and well planned reunion for our U.S. Guests, not only for the 95th Bomb Group, but also for the 390th Bomb Group veterans and their families.