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                            Operation Poppy 2018

                            Operation Poppy in Northampton town centre

                            Pictures by Tim Cross


                            Area members turned out in the cold and wet of Northampton town centre on the two Saturdays before Remembrance Day to sell poppies for the RBL. They raised a total of £1,580.83. This was unfortunately well down on last year's total, due, no doubt, heavy rain on the second Saturday which cleared the streets of shoppers.

                            Saturday:

                            TIM

                            £60.91

                             

                            WILLIAM

                            £130.37

                             

                            ROY

                            £37.64

                             

                            STEPHEN

                            £129.49

                             

                            HEATHER

                            £113.45

                             

                            PETER

                            £138.27

                             
                            KEVIN£108.54 


                            Sunday:

                            TIM

                            £95.62

                             

                            JOHN PAUL

                            £25.91

                             

                            BRIAN

                            £80.15

                             

                            ROY

                            £38.19

                             

                            HEATHER

                            £186.03

                             

                            PETER

                            £102.24

                             

                            STEPHEN

                            £118.76

                             

                            RICHARD

                            £75.11

                             
                            KEVIN£140.15 
                               
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                            Tim Webster's team at Weldon

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                            Armistice Road Run, November 11, 2018

                            The very special Remembrance Day 2018 was marked by the South East Midlands Area by visits to two war memorial services in Northamptonshire.

                            Organised by John Underwood, the Armistice Road Run on Nov ember 11 started with breakfast at his house in East Carlton, near Corby, where John’s impressive private museum was open. East Carlton is a “Thankful Village” in that all those who left to go to the First World War came back again. Tragically, the same could not be said for our first stop at Weldon, which lost many sons in the mud of the Western Front.

                            Weldon Royal British Legion gave us lunch in the village hall before we set off for a roam around north Northants, taking in the historic Fotheringhay Castle, where Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded, and Polebrook Airfield, where Hollywood star Clark Gable flew from in B-17s. In the convoy were nine Jeeps, a Daimler Ferret, Land Rover Lightweight, Land Rover Pulse Ambulance, Russian UAZ , two ex-USAF Dodge Rams, Plymouth Sedan staff car, Dodge WC51, Dodge WC52, DAF T244 and a GMC CCKW 353. They were shepherded along the lanes and crossroads by Ross White on his BSA WM20.

                            The second service was at Grafton Underwood, another B-17 base, before dispersing with many choosing to splash through the scenic Geddington ford.

                            Report, pictures and video by Peter Clarke


                            Judith Underwood and her team serve up bacon butties at East Carlton
                            Judith Underwood and her team serve up bacon butties at East Carlton
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                            MVs gather at East Carlton
                            MVs gather at East Carlton
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                            John Underwood briefs drivers
                            John Underwood briefs drivers
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                            Dodgy pair: Robin Woods and Simon Tasker
                            Dodgy pair: Robin Woods and Simon Tasker
                            Weldon villagers built this two-thirds scale tank to mark the 100 years since the end of WW1
                            Weldon villagers built this two-thirds scale tank to mark the 100 years since the end of WW1
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                            Arriving in style at Weldon
                            Arriving in style at Weldon
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                            John Denney with his recently-acquired 1916 BSA
                            John Denney with his recently-acquired 1916 BSA
                            Wreath from the SE Midlands Area, MVT
                            Wreath from the SE Midlands Area, MVT
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                            John Underwood (left) lays the MVT wreath
                            John Underwood (left) lays the MVT wreath
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                            MV drivers and police at Weldon
                            MV drivers and police at Weldon
                            Ross White's BSA  WM20
                            Ross White's BSA WM20
                            John Underwood parks his Ferret, being driven by George Jackson
                            John Underwood parks his Ferret, being driven by George Jackson
                            Lunch at Weldon Village Hall
                            Lunch at Weldon Village Hall
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                            Banjo player tries out some MVs
                            Banjo player tries out some MVs
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                            Charles and Alexandra Gould kindly let us park on their land while we climbed Fotheringhay Castle mound
                            Charles and Alexandra Gould kindly let us park on their land while we climbed Fotheringhay Castle mound
                            Drivers learn the history of Fotheringhay Castle
                            Drivers learn the history of Fotheringhay Castle
                            Drivers on top of Fotheringhay Castle mound
                            Drivers on top of Fotheringhay Castle mound
                            Memorial at Polebrook Airfield
                            Memorial at Polebrook Airfield
                            Remembrance service at Grafton Underwood
                            Remembrance service at Grafton Underwood
                            Geddington ford pictures by Tony Patrick
                            Geddington ford pictures by Tony Patrick
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                            Judith Underwood and her team serve up bacon butties at East Carlton
                            Judith Underwood and her team serve up bacon butties at East Carlton
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                            MVs gather at East Carlton
                            MVs gather at East Carlton
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                            John Underwood briefs drivers
                            John Underwood briefs drivers
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                            Dodgy pair: Robin Woods and Simon Tasker
                            Dodgy pair: Robin Woods and Simon Tasker
                            Weldon villagers built this two-thirds scale tank to mark the 100 years since the end of WW1
                            Weldon villagers built this two-thirds scale tank to mark the 100 years since the end of WW1
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                            Arriving in style at Weldon
                            Arriving in style at Weldon
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                            John Denney with his recently-acquired 1916 BSA
                            John Denney with his recently-acquired 1916 BSA
                            Wreath from the SE Midlands Area, MVT
                            Wreath from the SE Midlands Area, MVT
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                            Last Post
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                            John Underwood (left) lays the MVT wreath
                            John Underwood (left) lays the MVT wreath
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                            MV drivers and police at Weldon
                            MV drivers and police at Weldon
                            Ross White's BSA  WM20
                            Ross White's BSA WM20
                            John Underwood parks his Ferret, being driven by George Jackson
                            John Underwood parks his Ferret, being driven by George Jackson
                            Lunch at Weldon Village Hall
                            Lunch at Weldon Village Hall
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                            Banjo player tries out some MVs
                            Banjo player tries out some MVs
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                            Charles and Alexandra Gould kindly let us park on their land while we climbed Fotheringhay Castle mound
                            Charles and Alexandra Gould kindly let us park on their land while we climbed Fotheringhay Castle mound
                            Drivers learn the history of Fotheringhay Castle
                            Drivers learn the history of Fotheringhay Castle
                            Drivers on top of Fotheringhay Castle mound
                            Drivers on top of Fotheringhay Castle mound
                            Memorial at Polebrook Airfield
                            Memorial at Polebrook Airfield
                            Remembrance service at Grafton Underwood
                            Remembrance service at Grafton Underwood
                            Geddington ford pictures by Tony Patrick
                            Geddington ford pictures by Tony Patrick
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