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  1. Benfleet A1

    Outbreak of WWI

    Did anyone observe the 10-11pm blackout last night? I wanted to but decided against it as I was on the M25 at the time.
  2. Mad Cyril

    Places of local interest

    I visited the Bay Museum at Thorney Bay, Canvey. I wasn't quite sure what expect but the places is stuffed with WWI and WWII memorabelia and well worth a visit if you are into that sort of thing. I suspect it is probably one of the largest collections of assault weapons on the island. The...
  3. canveyshrimper

    Operation Dynamo

    Today sees the 70th anniversary of Operation Dynamo, the operation to evacuate around 350,000 British troops from the beaches of Dunkirk. The operation saw 100's of "little ships" sailing across the Channel to help stranded troops off the beaches and to the safety of Royal Navy vessels standing...
  4. IloveShrimp

    brushy the other side

    Ok, so i have read all of the posts declaring outrage at the Paul Brush dismissal, and the rose coloured spectacle brigade who would have been following him over the WWI trenches. But We have been in free fall for ages. As far as I am aware Paul Brush was the defensive coach. how many clean...
  5. OldBlueLady

    RIP Bill Stone

    Bow your heads people, to mark the passing of a true hero. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090112/tuk-wwi-naval-veteran-stone-dies-dba1618.html
  6. canveyshrimper

    Happy Birthday Harry Patch

    Another remarkable veteran of WWI celebrates his 110th Birthday today. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7458315.stm Relating this to the book thread his biography is also an excellent read.
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