The Battle of Britain museum Remembers all year round
The Spirit of the Few Momument where the Remembrance Day service took place today at 12 noon.
Remembrance Day is an important day to reflect on the fallen and the sacrificed they made for us. Kent Battle of Britain museum will be commemorating Remembrance Day at their museum at 12 noon. They spoke about why Remembrance Day is important to them.
The Kent Battle of Britain museum hosted their service at midday today. The service took place in front of the Spirit of the Few monument, a re-creation of a famous photograph of seven pilots taken meters from where the statue stands, which was unveiled in July this year, after raising £83,841.62 in donations to acquire the statues.
Volunteers at the Kent Battle of Britain museum spoke about why Remembrance Day is important.
Bill Milner, Standard-bearer for Royal British Legion in Hythe said: “I just think it’s very important that we always remember Remembrance Day, not just for the young people, but the old people like to celebrate it as well.”
The museum has been open for 40 seasons at RAF Hawkinge. The volunteer-run centre which works closely with the local schools and community are expanding the centre and opening the centre for an additional week to commemorate the Remembrance weekend.
Chair of the museum, Dave Brocklehurst who organises events held at the museum, said a few words at the service.
Mr Brocklehurst also commented on the importance of Remembrance Day. He said: “We may complain about our everyday existence, the weather for one, but if it wasn’t for these brave men we would certainly have a worse life than we do today, so, we owe them everything.”
Tom Dolezal, Chair of the Czechoslovak Air Force Association said: “If we do not remember the fallen of the two world wars and obviously the minor wars in between, we start losing sight of why we are actually here.”
In coming months, the museum will be immersing itself into becoming an education facility to teach people about remembrance and the Battle of Britain all year round.
Mr Brocklehurst said: “We’ve probably had around 20,000 visitors through this year so by the time we close next Sunday it should we our busiest season in the 57 years history. Next year we intend to beat that… so we are educating people about the Battle of Britain and how crucial it is in British history.”
Services and parades will be continuing to take place over the weekend with Remembrance Sunday services.
