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Mr Lowis shares his personal pilgrimage to his relation’s grave Commonwealth War Graves Lijssenthoek, Hugh Glass (this year with a nod to the Australian Army slouch hat)

Huge thanks to Emma Munford, of AirFirst Flight Training School, who spent two days touching down at 85 airfields to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and raise money for aviation causes. She has raised over £4,000 gofundme.com/f/airfirsts-85… Thank you Emma!

This day June 22nd (1920) The Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall at Bradwell was re-consecrated. Built around in 7th century its use declined & in the 1700s it was used for storing grain & a cattle shelter too. Then not used for religious purposes until 1920. essex100.com

Most come to #HeverCastle for the history - Josh Widdicombe came to meet the fam! In 2021, I had the joy of telling Josh that he’s descended from Mary Boleyn on BBC’s WDYTYA? UK. Today, he unveiled a 16th century portrait of her husband, William Carey - Josh’s 14x great-gramps!

New headstones are being erected at the Alamein Memorial Cemetery by the Egyptian Public Works Team.

A fab day which started off a little chilly in the American sector. Lovely to see a lot of familiar faces and finally the sun came out for our last evening in Bayeux. I have really enjoyed this tour from East Anglia to Normandy with In the Footsteps

“At long last, we have a tool for veterans to get answers to problems they could never solve before,” says Chelsea Pensioner Mike about Old Comrades. If you haven’t heard of Old Comrades yet, it’s our new online community created just for older veterans from all Tri-Service

Unfortunately, due to operational factors beyond the team’s control at our base for this afternoon - RAF Mildenhall - we’ve had to cancel the planned show at Duxford.

Tomorrow sees me departing for the special city of Amiens sat astride the Somme river. Thousands of years of history. My tour focuses on the bloody battles fought nearby in 1916 and 1918. New tour.

A few more from last month's visit to the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight, Merseyside. 'Hay Carting' by George Stubbs, 1795, a version of an oil painting in Tate Britain. This one's enamel on Wedgwood biscuit earthenware, part of the gallery's large Wedgwood collection. 1/3

2/3 'Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante' by Elizabeth Vigée-Lebrun, 1792. A Wirral girl by birth, Emma Hamilton was the wife of the British envoy to Naples, hence the eruption of Vesuvius in the background. She's shown as a follower of Bacchus, and she's most famous for her affair with

3/3 'A Dream of the Past: Sir Isumbras at the Ford' by John Everett Millais, 1857. A scene from a 14th Century ballad in which an elderly knight carries two poor children over a ford. Contemporary critics 'disliked the size of the horse' which caused Millais considerable anxiety.

Ravi's debut on Test Match Special. On Saturday, we had the privilege of welcoming Ravi into the TMS commentary box. It was an absolute joy to chat with him. 12-year-old Ravi, who is blind, is a cricket fanatic and plays Super 1s. Keep being you, superstar. ❤️

22 Jun 1915. Rfn Britton Alfred William. aged 16. Alfred lived at 4 Fair View Cottages, Dovercourt, the son of William and Emily. He served with 2 Bn Royal Irish Rifles, and is Buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension. I.B.122

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A student asked, “Where are we going now? Why are we here?” Mr L said, “In 30 seconds time you will know the answer…..” The imposing Commonwealth War Graves Thiepval memorial puts the cost of the Somme into perspective

We always tell the story of Pte Peter Miller as told by Richard van Emden in ‘All Quiet on the Home Front’ when Commonwealth War Graves Thiepval. We then find his name on Pier 7C and let his sister Emily know that her younger brother is not forgotten.

“Rabbit,” said Pooh to himself. “I LIKE talking to Rabbit,” He talks about sensible things. He doesn’t use long, difficult words, like Owl. He uses short, easy words, like ‘What about lunch?’ And ‘Help yourself, Pooh.’ I suppose, REALLY, I ought to go and see Rabbit.” ~A.A.Milne

Start the week in the office at Brookwood which looks wonderful in full bloom.