Geoff Piper, retired physics teacher with 33 years’ service in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, will present the amazing story of WW2 pilot Jim Hayter DFC*, who used up 19 ‘lives’ due to shoot-ups, crashes and an incredible escape from the German army.

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The talk begins at 2pm and is free to enter, but we suggest a minimum donation per person of £5 to help the charity continue its work. Please let us know if you are unable to make it so that we can allocate your place to someone on the waiting list. To book, call 01303 249292 or email enquiries@battleofbritainmemorial.org

Dr Helen Doe will be at The Wing to tell the incredible story of her father, Wing Commander Bob Doe DSO DFC*, celebrated as one of the highest scoring Aces in the Battle of Britain.

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The talk begins at 2pm and is free to enter, but we suggest a minimum donation per person of £5 to help the charity continue its work. Please let us know if you are unable to make it so that we can allocate your place to someone on the waiting list. To book, call 01303 249292 or email enquiries@battleofbritainmemorial.org

Adrian Phillips will give his talk entitled “Winston's Bandits: Churchill's maverick friends, shaping the RAF in history and legend” in the next of our Sunday talks at The Wing.

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The talk begins at 2pm and is free to enter, but we suggest a minimum donation per person of £5 to help the charity continue its work. Please let us know if you are unable to make it so that we can allocate your place to someone on the waiting list. To book, call 01303 249292 or email enquiries@battleofbritainmemorial.org

In the last of our current line-up of Sunday afternoon speakers, Air Commodore Rick Peacock-Edwards CBE AFC will tell the remarkable story of his father, Squadron Leader Spencer Ritchie Peacock-Edwards, one of ‘the Few’.

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The talk begins at 2pm and is free to enter, but we suggest a minimum donation per person of £5 to help the charity continue its work. Please let us know if you are unable to make it so that we can allocate your place to someone on the waiting list. To book, call 01303 249292 or email enquiries@battleofbritainmemorial.org

Join us for a remarkable evening as Letters to the Moon brings to life the touching wartime correspondence between actress Celia Johnson, star of the classic 1945 film Brief Encounter, and her husband, writer and journalist Peter Fleming OBE.

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This unique performance will be staged on Thursday 30 October at the prestigious RAF Club in London’s Piccadilly, raising vital funds for the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust.

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Actress Lucy Fleming (Celia Johnson’s daughter) and Simon Williams (Yes, Prime Minister) will dramatise these personal letters, revealing Celia’s experiences of wartime Britain - from housing evacuated children and learning to drive a tractor, to coping with rationing and serving as an auxiliary policewoman.

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Alongside the performance, guests will enjoy a hot supper in the historic surroundings of the RAF Club.

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Event details:
Thursday 30 October
RAF Club, Piccadilly, London

Arrive at 6.15pm for a 6.45pm start
Tickets: £85 (including supper)

To book, call Patrick Tootal on 01732 870809 or email battleofbritain@btinternet.com

Join us on Tuesday 11 November for our annual short Remembrance Day service.

 

The service starts at 11am, please arrive 10 minutes early. No booking is required - all visitors are welcome.

 

Afterwards, enjoy a quiet walk around the Memorial and a coffee and a slice of cake in the Cockpit Café.

 

Parking from £2 for 2 hours. The Memorial is free to visit, though donations are gratefully received.