101st Airborne Division - North Witham

Mr Morris Taylor ex Royal Air Force and of Colsterworth, is leading the remembrance of 101st Airbourne & 82nd Airborne Division who flew from North Witham Airfield, as the first who landed on D-Day. Their job was to light up the landing zones for those who would be landing on the beaches. The Pathfinders of the 101st Airborne Division led the w...

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Poppy Wall inspired by Jackie Taylor

"Just a quick lay out, but the Poppy Wall is coming along. Enough to fill half of it and our lovey ladies are still knitting, we are sure it will look fantastic when it comes time to hang it. 👍 Thank you to the ladies for all hard work so far.  The Poppy Wall will be available to view from the 1st weekend in October 2019 at St John the Baptist...

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Festival of Remembrance 2018

 Photos courtesy of Mr Stuart Whitcombe

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Lest We Forget Village Bench

Report by Tracey Davies - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. A commemorative bench has been unveiled in the grounds of the war memorial on Colsterworth High Street. The bench, which shows a silhouette of soldiers beside a field of poppies, was built and donated by Chris Kennedy, who made it at his Roll and Scroll workshop on Inner Street, Grantham...

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