June Harrowbeer Archive Week-end

18 May 2012

Over the week-end of 23rd and 24th of June R.A.F. Harrowbeer Archives is Supporting ' Plymouth Armed Forces Week ' by having one of it's R.A.F. Harrowbeer Archive week-ends.

The event commences each day at 1100 hours until 1700 hours at ' Knightstone Tearooms ', Yelverton. There is plenty of free moorland parking and entrance to the event is  FREE.

On site besides the Tearooms ( good food - hot and cold but it is advisable to book for lunchtime ) will be tentage containing a living history display, some of R.A.F. Harrowbeer's Operation Record Books ( diaries ), photographs and documentation, the Army ' laser football ', military vehicles, the R.A.F. Harrowbeer display boards, a bottle stall, cake stall, secondhand book stall, and much more.

As well as the small ' Harrowbeer Museum ' being open both days so will the ' airfield dispersal bay air-raid shelter '. On the Sunday the Air Training Cadet Corps will be parading and displaying throughout the day.

Something for everyone - a good week-end to be had by all. Hope to see you there.     Michael

Archive Dates for 2012

18 January 2012

Harrowbeer Archive Dates for 2012

May Bank Holiday:- 5th, 6th and 7th

                    Open from 1100 - 1630 hours each day

June 23rd and 24th:- the start of Plymouth Armed Forces Week

                    Open from 1100 - 1630 hours each day

August Bank Holiday:- 25th, 26th and 27th

                    Open from 1100 - 1630 hours each day

Harrowbeer - a resounding success...

14 August 2011

The RAF Harrowbeer 70th Anniversary Event has been a resounding success - with an estimated 10,000 people attending on Sunday! Both ITV and Spotlight captured the spirit of the event today and have screened snippets in the news tonight - with more being shown tomorrow!

We have many, many thanks to make and will be doing that over the coming days... in the meantime, we would like to say a huge thank you to all the visitors to the event, to the many helpers and volunteers who have made the last couple of days run so smoothly, and to the stallholders/exhibitors - without whom there would have been nothing to see!  Thank you all!

In addition, we would like to thank everyone who contributed either financially or in kind - without you there wouldn't have been an event. Thank you! 

Lastly, thank you to the Chairman of the Planning Group, Michael Hayes, whose vision for a special event to mark the 70th Anniversary led to the weekend we have just enjoyed - thank you, Michael.

When the dust has settled... we'll write some more!