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FOUND in Australian War Memorial Archives: MOVIE: Les Knight speaking to King George VI and Guy Gibson

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:30:32 GMT

An amazing find in the Australian War Memorial Archive: A movie of King George VI on a visit to Scampton speaking to the Dambusters

Canberra, 26 November 2024

While looking through the Australian War Memorial (AWM) website we came across an amazing film of George George VI visiting RAF Scampton following the successful Operation Chastise. He met the crews who were later to be called the Dambusters hosted by their leader Guy Gibson. The four minute film features many of the Dambusters including a short clip of Flt.Lt. Les Knight DSO. This is the first time we have seen a movie of Les Knight. It is very brief but of immense value to us. Here is a link the the AWM: https://www.awm.gov.au/

Here a direct link to the movie itself. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C189534

A piece of Nostalgia

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:15:41 GMT

A selection of movies you may find of interest

Den Ham, 2 April 2024

Today we were looking through our files and came across a series of movies you may find of interest. A touch of nostalgia. With thanks to all the film makers, GT, and the broadcasters BBC Radio Lincolnshire and RTVOost. All the links work but for the LIVE performance of the Dambusters March you need to Copy and paste the links to your browser.

BBC Radio Lincolnshire report on three-day Remembrance Service in Den Ham, September 2018 (Running time 5 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAOyhL655xo&feature=youtu.be

Unique film report by Johan Lohuis of Remembrance weekend ( Running time 30 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLxYV4WIOww

Remembrance Day weekend film by Johan Lohuis of two fly-pasts by the Royal Dutch Air Force Historic Flight & Egmond Vintage Flight (5minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVTSc-PFp_g

RTVOost TV report Remembrance weekend ( 3 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1kPxyYaLEU

Music Corps Juliana lead solemn march to the Les Knight monument by Johan Lohuis ( 94 seconds)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Ue3wvv7xI

RTVOost LIVE TV broadcast from Remembrance Ceremony Janmansweg (100 seconds)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwiwv8H1wSU

RTVOost LIVE broadcast flowers being laid at the Les Knight monument ( 52 seconds)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53EMJ-aNs24

Short documentary "A great hero of a small village " by Film studio Cars Bijlstra ( 18 minutes 26 seconds)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocm7pkYB-50

The Dambusters March: Performed LIVE by Muziekvereniging Juliana 16 September 2018 (4 mins 34 seconds)

https://www.facebook.com/muziekverenigingjulianadenham/videos/607101516684216

Allied Forces Remembrance Day 2023

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:06:32 GMT

Five Australian servicemen make special visit to Allied graves

Den Ham,11 November 2023.

Five Australian military servicemen drove from southern Germany to pay their respects to the Hammer War dead on Remembrance Day 2023. After a four hour drive they arrived at the old cemetery on the Molenstraat just before the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month. This was when the guns fell silent in 1918 ending the Great War. This day is remembered throughout the Commonwealth countries as Remembrance Day when the war dead from WW1 and subsequent wars are remembered.

At 11 am the five servicemen held a small ceremony to remember airmen Les Knight, Thomas Mair and Kenneth Blow. The Last Post sounded, a two minute silence was held and wreaths laid. The Australians placed a beer at each grave in a personal tribute.

After a light lunch the men visited the Les Knight monument on the Janmansweg. The group were deeply moved on how well both monument and graves are kept.

Busy year for visitors

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 15:47:15 GMT

Family and Pelgrims find their way to Den Ham to pay homageto war dead

This year has been an unprecedented year for relatives visiting Den Ham to learn more the role their families played in WW2 Hammer history.

There were four remarkable and unexpected visits to this area and each visit was one of great emotion, joy, sadness and a whole range of other feelings which added a new dimension to the family history of each visitor.

It began in May, when for the second consecutive year Europe’s only airworthy Lancaster bomber paid tribute to all the Fallen Allied airmen and Liberators of the village. A few days later the son of gunner Fred Sutherland, one of Les Knight’s crew members visited the historic brink-dorp on an anniversary tour of Europe.

In September Den Ham was front page news in the daily regional newspaper Tubantia, when for the very first time family made a poignant visit to the grave of American hero Willis Sondag in Margraten. This was followed by an emotional visit to Den Ham.

Two weeks later the granddaughter of Les Knight’s brother John spent a day in the village visiting historic sites linked to the world famous Australian Dambuster pilot.

Iconic Lancaster bomber returns to Den Ham with flypast over The Esch & Les Knight monument

It began with a surprise invitation being sent to the Hammer Stichting Remembering Dambuster Les Knight DSO to apply for a second flypast by the iconic Lancaster bomber. The invitation was accepted, approved by the British Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and preparations made for another spectacular event in the airspace above Den Ham.

The event was looking to become a major regional event as every social media post by the Les Knight Stichting was being read by upwards of 40,000 people and being shared over 300 times. The interest was phenomenal and Les Knight Stichting secretary Melvin Chambers expected the number of those attending to exceed the 6,000 people who witnessed the event last year. Chambers was expecting upwards of 8,000 people to witness, yet again the magical sight of the flying monument at the viewing points on the Janmansweg, Leertendijk and the Esch. Then on the eve of Remembrance Day Chambers was told the flypast had been cancelled due to technical problems. He spent five hours cancelling all the extensive preparations.

Then late on the morning of 4 May an unexpected telephone call from the Lancaster pilot Neil Whitehead.

“Engineers have worked through the night to repair the aircraft. We are coming to Den Ham, only we will be an hour later than planned, “he said.

With less than four hours warning Chambers had the enormous task to re-arrange the event. Thanks to RTVOost and social media the message went viral. Just before the Lancaster was due to arrive Chambers gave a short lecture to those gathered at the Les Knight monument on the Janmansweg. He said the flypast was dedicated to the 10 Allied Airmen and the two Canadian Liberators who died for our Freedom. All the names of the Fallen were read out aloud.

An estimated 1,000 people went to the three viewing points and right on time the unmistakeable noise of the Lancaster was heard approaching. It was a fantastic sight to see the Lancaster fly above Den Ham again, and especially fly over the Esch, which didn’t happen last year due to technical reasons.

Dambuster’s son follows father’s footsteps during 80 ^th anniversary Operation Chastise tour

Another surprise was the visit of Tom Sutherland and his wife Cathy. Tom’s father was airgunner Sgt. Fred Sutherland who bailed out of Knight’s doomed aircraft on the night of 16 September 1943. Tom had flown to Europe from Canada to join the 80 ^th anniversary celebrations of Operation Chastise in England. The attack on the German Dams is better known as the Dambuster Raids. Tom retraced his father’s footsteps in England and Den Ham. It was with the help of local Resistance groups that Fred Sutherlands returned safely back to England.

Tom was in Den Ham on 16 May and visited Kasteel Eerde, the area where his father landed by parachute, the Knight monument before paying his respects to the man who saved his father’s life at the old cemetery on the Molenstraat. He was impressed with the remains of one of Knight’s aircraft engines, a Rolls Royce Merlin motor block.

Emotional first time visit of American hero’s nephew to Margraten and Den Ham

Local history society member Job Jansen and Melvin Chambers hired a nine-seat VW Transporter to meet the nephew of an American airman who died when a B24 Liberator bomber crashed at the Hammerflier on 22 December 1943.

They had arranged to meet Dan and Susie Sondag at the huge American Cemetery at Margraten, Limburg on 13 September. Dan and Susie were given a warm welcome at Margraten where they were guided to their uncle’s grave by an official. They spent some time alone at the grave of S/Sgt Willis Sondag who was initially buried in Den Ham, before inviting Chamber and Jansen to join them and lay flowers together. It was the first time a family member had visited S/Sgt. Sondag in 80 years. After two hours it was time to go to Den Ham, where a Hammer family made the Sondag family welcome with a tasty Chinese meal and wine. Later that evening, Dan was taken to the shed on the Esweg to meet the Remmink family. The grandparents of Henk Remmink played an important role picking up the dead crew members by horse and cart. The crew were kept in the shed until their burial which was delayed due to the Christmas festive period.

The next day, Dan and Susie were interviewed by Tubantia at the Middendorpshuis and the crash site on the Hammerflier. Their visit was front page news and their story filled two whole pages.

Les Knight’s great niece Charlotte gets unforgettable family history lesson

Picture 4. Charlotte.

On 26 September the granddaughter of Les Knight’s brother John visited Den Ham with her husband Andrew. They were met at Ommen Station by Job Jansen and Melvin Chambers. A whole day was spent in the area visiting important sites which relate to Les Knight. Besides the monument and Knight’s grave, the couple were guided to the zone where the crews landed by parachute, Noord Deuningen where it is thought Les Knight’s 6,000 kg bomb is thought to have been jettisoned following damage to his Lancaster after hitting tree tops at Ladbergen, Germany.

They visited a newly unveiled monument at Nordhorn which is dedicated to pilot Holden, his crew and a civilian casualty, farmer’s wife Mrs. T. Hood. When Holden’s aircraft was shot down, Knight flew through the resulting explosion which affected Knight’s aircraft by becoming sluggish.The body content of your post goes here. To edit this text, click on it and delete this default text and start typing your own or paste your own from a different source.

Lancaster Fly Past Den Ham - Kloosterhaar GAAT TOCH DOOR. PA474 KOMET ER NU AAN 4 mei 2023

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 10:30:49 GMT

Historisch bommenwerper keert terug naar Den Ham

DEN HAM - KLOOSTERHAAR

BREAKING NEWS: 4May 2023 12:30 uur

DE KOMST VAN DE LANCASTER GAAT TOCH DOOR< Lancaster PA474 is zojuist opgestegen van RAF Coningsby en wordt verwacht boven Les Knight Monument om 14:42. Daarna even over de Mageler Es, vervolgens door naar Kloosterhaar. Zie website van www.rtvoost.nl voor uitgebreid verslag.

We zijn zojuist gebeld door Lancaster piloot Flt. Lt. Neil Whitehead. Hij heeft ons moeten vertellen dat de Lancaster fly past naar Nederland morgen niet doorgaat. Dit is voor ons een zeer triest bericht om te horen. De Lancaster bommenwerper heeft te veel technische problemen en het is hun niet gelukt deze op tijd repareren! Zoals Flt. Lt. Whitehead zei: De veiligheid van de bemanning en de integriteit van het Lancaster moet voor op staan! De Britse luchtmacht neemt geen enkel risico. Vandaar de moeilijk beslissing om het flypast boven Nederland, waaronder den Ham en Kloosterhaar vallen, te annuleren.

Let op. Wij hebben niets mee te maken van de uitspraken van de Ministerie van Defensie en Tubantia over een vervangende Dakota vliegtuig.

BREAKING NEWS: We have just spoken to pilot Flt.Lt. Neil Whitehead. he has told us the devastating new that tomorrow's planned fly past to the Netherlands has been cancelled due to many technical issues that can not be repaired in time. We are deeply saddend by this report. As the pilot said : the safety of crew and the integrity of the Lancaster are most important. PLEASE SHARE THIS DEVASTATING NEWS.... PLEASE NOTE: It was the Dutch Ministry of Defence and Dagblad Tubnantia who said a Dakota would replace the lancaster shoukd there be technical issue. Please note that is their responsibility.

Dit jaar op 4 mei (dodenherdenking) komt de Engelse Lancasterbommenwerper opnieuw naar Den Ham en ook naar Kloosterhaar.

Dat dit iconische vliegtuig Oost-Nederland weer aandoet is te danken aan de samenwerking van twee plaatsgebonden stichtingen en wel Stichting Remembering Dambuster Les Knight DSO en Stichting Streekmuseum Kloosterhaar-Balderhaar.

De Britse luchtmacht heeft besloten het jaarlijkse bezoek aan Nederland te beperken. De reden is dat men de Lancaster op 6 mei bij de kroning van Koning Charles 111 nodig heeft in Londen voor een fly past. De traditionele tankstop op luchtmachtbasis Gilze-Rijen gaat dit jaar niet door. De Lancaster van de Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) zal opstijgen van thuisbasis Coningsby, een aantal plaatsen in Nederland aandoen en daarna terugkeren naar Engeland.

Vorige week kregen bovengenoemde stichtingen de bevestiging dat zowel Den Ham als Kloosterhaar zullen worden aangedaan met een fly past. In Den Ham kwam alleen piloot Les Knight om en in Kloosterhaar de gehele bemanning.

Stichtingvertegenwoordigers Melvin Chambers van Stichting Remembering Dambuster Les Knight DSO en Freddie Ekkel van Stichting Streekmuseum Kloosterhaar-Balderhaar werken samen om op een passende manier de slachtoffers in Den Ham en Kloosterhaar te herdenken.

In een gezamenlijk statement zeggen ze “We zijn hard bezig om onze plannen per locatie te realiseren. Wanneer er meer bekend is laten we dat weten via Facebook en andere sociale media. We hopen ook op medewerking van de regionale pers.

De fly past tijden zijn bekend en wel op 4 mei in Den Ham bij het Lancastermonument om 13 uur 46 en om 13 uur 49 in Kloosterhaar.

Deze keer zal het een zogenaamde One Pass fly-past zijn, dus geen rondjes vliegen.

De fly past is ter nagedachtenis aan de twaalf Geallieerde militairen die hun leven gaven voor onze vrijheid tijdens de tweede wereldoorlog. Met name de vliegeniers: Flt/Lt L.G.Knight DSO, Flt/Sgt. T, Mair, W./O. K.L.O.Blow DFC,1/Lt.W.W.Oakley, 1/Lt. R.K.Collins, T/Sgt. J.W.Christian, S/Sgt. R.F.Smith, S/Sgt. L.R.Weaver, Sgt.A.C.Timmer, S/Sgt. W.Sondag, Bevrijders Den Ham soldaten Lt. G.T.Wilson en Tpr. G.W.Soanes

De Lancaster zal op beide locaties op een hoogte van 152 meter vliegen. Dus drones en andere vliegende voorwerpen zijn ten strengste verboden. De definitieve vliegroute is nog niet vastgesteld en wordt zo spoedig mogelijk bekend gemaakt. Hoogstwaarschijnlijk zal goed hoorbaar ende Lancaster boven Vroomshoop/Geerdijk, Westerhaar en Sibculo goed hoorbaar en zichtbaar zijn.

Kom zoveel met de fiets.

De britse RAF behoudt het recht om op het laatste moment het evenement te cancelen/wijzigen door b.v. slecht weer of andere onvoorziene omstandigheden.

Aanbevolen Zichtlocaties Den Ham : Janmansweg en de Leertendijk. Aanbevolen zichtlocatie Kloosterhaar: Boerendijk - Rauwbloksweg.

Deel jullie fotos en video opnames met ons via email: LancasterFlypast@gmail.com

Adembenemend eerbetoon verwacht voor Hammer oorlogsheld Les Knight

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 11:00:14 GMT

Historisch Lancasterbommenwerper komt naar Den Ham

Coningsby / Den Ham: 14 April 2022.

DeBritse luchtmacht gaat Hammer oorlogsheldDambusterLes Knight eren op een spectaculairemanier op de dag van de dodenherdenkingop 4 mei.Deenige vliegenwaardigeLancaster bommenwerper in Europa komt naar Den Ham om de Australischepiloot een adembenemend eerbetoon te geven.Dehistorischeen iconishe vliegtuig gaat drie rondjesboven Den Ham vliegen op 4 mei om 17:17 uur.Dezeer bijzondereherdenkingsvlucht wordt gerealiseerd door deHammer stichting Remembering Dambuster Les Knight DSO.DeLancaster gaat op een hoogte van 150 meter laag over het dorpvliegen en is daarom goed zichtbaar en hoorbaar.Melvin Chambers, de secretaris van destichting zei: “ Wij zijn bijzonder vereerd datde Lancaster naar Den Ham komt. De Britse Battle ofBritain Memorial Flight krijgtduizenden verzoeken per jaar om voor zo’n vlucht in aanmerking te komen.”Les Knight werd gezien als demeest bekwamepiloot van dit bijzonderevliegtuiguit de oorlogsjaren. Om deLancasterover het Les Knightmonumentte laten vliegen iseen bijzondere ervaring en eengroot eerbetoon. Voor degenendie dit mogen aanschouwen is dit een bijzondere ervaring.Ook de familie van Les KnightuitAustraliëzijn erg ingenomen met de geplande Flypast en danken de Hammenaren die dit mede mogelijk maken.Om het vliegtuig op zijn best te bewonderen adviseertChambers de toeschouwers naarhet gebiedop of rond de Magerler es te gaan. Van hieruit heeft men een open uitzicht op het hele gebeuren.Maar Chamberswaarschuwt : “ Er is grotebelangstelling om deFlypast te zien. Toeschouwers wordt geadviseerd vanaf de Mageler es te gaan kijken. De piloot van de Lancater is gevraagd om hiermee rekening te houden. De mensen wordt gevraagd vanaf de weggetjes en paden te gaan kijken en niet de akkers en weilanden van de boeren te betreden.In verband met de veiligheid is het ten strengste verboden om tijdens de rondvlucht drones te gebruiken. Dit is één van de voorwaarden om de vlucht te laten doorgaan. De politie zal daar op letten.De toeschowers moeten echt gaan genieten van dit spectaculaire eerbetoon aan Les Knight. Deze gaf zijn leven voor zijn bemanning en behoedde het dorp Den Ham voor een ramp. Het eerbetoon kun je zien als een dankjewel voor de inzet van de Hammenaren door de jaren heen om zijn naam levend te houden.Rondom ditgebeuren organiseert de stichting geen verdere ceremonies. Zoals Chambers zegt: “De Flypast is een event op zich”. Alleen bij goed weer kan de vlucht doorgaan en onder voorbehoud dat de Lancaster doet wat van haar verwacht wordt.Op 4 mei vliegt de Lancaster vanaf RAF basis Coningsby in Engeland naar 14plekken in Belgiëen Nederland, om daarna naar Engeland terug te vliegen.Stichting Remembering Dambuster Les Knight DSO vraagt om mooie foto’s en video’s te maken en deze te delen. Voor de mooiste opnamesheeft de stichting een tiental toepasselijke prijzen beschikbaar gesteld. Je kunt ze sturen naar het mailadres DambusterLesKnight@gmail.comVoor actueleinformatie met betrekking tot de Flypast kijk naarwebsite of Facebookpagina met denaam: www.rememberingdambusterlesknightdso. Foto Lancaster: met Dank aan Guus Luijten

Last Dambuster Johnny Johnson smashes a century

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 20:32:48 GMT

Cheers Johnny on your 100th Birthday

Somewhere in the South of England: 25 November 2021

Today marks the 100th birthday of the world's last surviving Dambuster Sqdn.Ldr. Johnny Johnson MBE DFM. Congratulations Sir. We in the frontier village of Den Ham send you the most hearty congratulations and wish you a wonderful day with your family.

All the reason to raise a glass to your good health and happiness. Your life in the RAF and later as a teacher is marked by your generosity, sharp wit and great dignity. You once told me you believed Les Knight to be the finest pilot in the RAF.

We know the self-help group called Group 617 "Making a Difference" are close to your heart. Indeed as their president you have been moist generous and made a great difference to these veterans in the United Kingdom. They held an early birthday party for you at an old airfield just west of London earlier this year and you was honoured with not one, not two but three fly-pasts. It was a wonderful day for a select group of friends.

Sadly the numbers had to be restricted due to the ongoing Covid-19 epidemic which prevented guests from the Netherlands and Germany attending.

Author Charles Foster of the famous Dambustersblog has written a wonderful tribute to you, which is a must read fro Dambuster fans. It is much more eloquent than anything I can put in writing. Cheers Johnny.... have a GREAT DAY.

Second Edition of book WE FLEW OLD FRED

Tue, 25 May 2021 10:55:02 GMT

Just off the presses... Second edition of WE FLEW OLD FRED

Melbourne, 25 May 2021,

The second edition of an amazing book has just come onto the market. The late Arnold Eaton DFC wrote the history of the Lancaster he flew in during the war. Old Fred - The Fox as the Lancaster was lovingly nicknamed flew 49 bombing missions. Each mission is recalled in this well researched and presented book. This second edition has been updated and edited by his son Geoff. It is a great read and contains many photographs of missions, maps, mission records and personal memories.

The front end of the fuselage of the Lancaster can be seen in the Imperial War Museum, London.

The book can be ordered online via: Tales From The Treehouse: https://talesfromthetreehouse.com.au Price is AUS$ 35 excluding postage.

Monument to Les Knight in street where he grew up

Tue, 25 May 2021 10:06:06 GMT

Bowen Street, Camberwell, Victoria, Australia

Camberwell, 25 May 2021

Members of the Odd Bods Association in the hometown of Les Knight have kindly sent us some images of the street in Camberwell where he grew up. The leafy Melbourne suburb of Camberwell is also home to a new monument in the sport park in Bowen Street.

The Odd Bods Association is an international group who place monuments to the fallen. These pictures were kindly supplied by member Jennifer Hibbens. Due to Covid the monument has not as yet been officially unveiled. It is hoped this will take place in October this year.

For more information about this group follow this link https://www.friendsofoddbods.com/

Private Flypast tribute by six warbirds

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:02:15 GMT

Six Dutch pilots pay silent hommage to fallen Dambuster hero

DEN HAM: 10 APRIL 2021.

This image was taken by one of our board members from the Les Knight monument on 10 April 2021. It captures the Missing Man tribute by pilots of the Egmond Vintage Wings memorial flight. Minutes earlier these gracious aircraft flew over the neighbouring villages of Hellendoorn and Nijverdal who were celebrating their 76th anniversary of their Liberation by the canadian Army. The aircraft were returning to base at Hoogeveen airport when they detoured to honour the memory of the Australian dambuster hero, who is buried in the old cemetery in Den Ham. Thank you everyone at Egmond Vintage Wings for this sincere and unexpected accolade.

Two amazing Les Knight discoveries on his 100th birthday

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:44:57 GMT

Les Knight's Christening robe & a very rare photograph of his crew on the 40th anniversary of the Dams raids

CANADA / DEN HAM: 7 MARCH 2021 : Two unexpected discoveries on Les Knight's 100th birthday this month. His Christening gown was discovered in Edmonton, Canada. The gown is made of silk and is in perfect condition. It was made by Les Knight's mother Nellie for his baptism. It is an excellent piece of craftmanship. The needle work is of a very high standard. Les Knight and his crew formed a bond which kept the crew united for decades following his tragic death. The families kept in touch often visiting each other across the globe. When Mrs.Knight heard the wife of Harry O'Brien was pregnant with their first born, she sent the gown to Canada. It arrived just in time to worn at the baptism of Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien's daughter Leslie, who was named after O'Brien's skipper. The gown was discovered on what would have been Les's 100th birthday.

A few days later, this long lost crew photograph was discovered. It is his famous crew taken at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire during the 40th anniversary celebrations of the Dams Raids. RAF Wainfleet was a training range where the 617 Squadron spent many hours perfecting their low level bombing and gunnery skills. It was a coastal range some 60 km south-east of Lincoln. It has now been given back to nature and is famous for its control tower. From left to right : Harry O'Brien, Fred Sutherland, Bob Kellow, Sydney Hobday, Ray Grayston and Edward "Johnny" Johnson.

Les Knight 100th Birthday Tribute

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:50:06 GMT

A SIMPLE WREATH LAYING CEREMONY TO REMEMBER LES KNIGHT ON HIS 100th BIRTHDAY

DEN HAM: 6 March 2021: Today we celebrated Les Knight's 100th Birthday by placing a vibrant floral tribute on his grave. It was laid by board member Hans Dekker, witnessed by Les Knight Monument founder Lucas Kamphuis. Due to current Covid restrictions, planned events to mark this event have been put on hold or cancelled. For more images follow the link to the Facebook page Remembering Dambuster Les Knight DSO

How and why we Remember

Tue, 12 Mar 2019 17:03:00 GMT

A blog will appear here soon....

This blog will keep you informed of all activities....

DEN HAm: 6 March 2021: A vibrant floral tribute was laid by board member Hans Dekker, witnessed by Les Knight monument founder and long time carer Lucas Kamphuis. Due to the current strikt Covid restrictions all our plans to celebrate the 100th birthday of Les Knight have either been put on hold or cancelled. For some images of the floral tribute follow this link .

LINCOLN: 19 February 2021 : Our first post is to congratulate the great niece of Sydney Hobday. Sarah Hobay is a talented artist and recently donated a considerable sum of money to local charities in Lincolnshire, England. A national "celebrity " commissioned Sarah to make a personal work of art.