Tag Archives: world war II

Bletchley Park: British Intelligence and the Second World War

Posted on 24th March 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

Secret Buckinghamshire Virtual talk series: No. 1Bletchley Park: British Intelligence and the Second World WarDate: Wednesday 7 April 2021             Time: 1900hrs           Free Online Eventwith speaker Professor John Ferris (Professor of History at the University of Calgary) For more details go to … Continue reading →

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Betty Bicker-Robinson: memories of WW2

Posted on 20th January 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

At the beginning of the war I was in my early teens, and each year we used to go hop picking on My Pye’s farm for about seven weeks. Whenever the air raid siren went off, and the German planes … Continue reading →

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Several injured in crash near Cobham

Posted on 15th March 2020 by Ruiha Smalley

Chatham Observer – Friday July 30th 1943 PLANE RIPS TOPS OFF FARM COTTAGES: Several Injured in Crash Near Cobham Three of crew killed OCCUPANTS of two farm cottages at Henhurst were injured-three seriously – when a plane crashed into the … Continue reading →

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Event: talk on Pegwell Bay & British coastal defence in WW2

Posted on 1st November 2019 by Ruiha Smalley

Pegwell Bay’s sheltered location at the mouth of the old Wantsum Channel and its close proximity to the continent has made it a place of strategic importance for centuries; recent investigations even put it as the first landing place for … Continue reading →

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Now for another little yarn…

Posted on 1st July 2018 by Ruiha Smalley

When we lived in Gravesend we didn’t live far from the swimming baths as you know.  My mum said you are not allowed in the water until you can swim, so I had an old chair without a back on … Continue reading →

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