NEWS |

19th December 2025

Change of Header Image……

Header image includes the Cross of Lorraine with Lily of the Valley around it and the Flames of Resistance. This was a lapel badge design to raise funds for the Moussey Memorial that will be completed in 2026. The dedication of the Moussey Memorial will take place on May 1st commencing at 12 Noon in the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. DE13 7AR.

17th December 2025 overlooking the River Tame and Nature Reserve close to the Grove.

16th December 2025

“Operation Chariot” The greatest Raid of all!

The St. Nazaire Raid Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum. 2025

28th November 2025

We have replaced the Mountain Ash tree that was suffering damage from wind and flooding recently with a Holly – Ilex xaltaclerensis ‘Lawsoniana’. This is just behind the memorial honouring Harry Hudson who served with Force 316 in the Far East during WW2.

26th November 2025

Our first frosty morning……

24th November 2025

420 Hedging Bird feeding plants have been approved by the Woodland Trust for delivery in 2026 for planting in the Grove.

20th November 2025

What Flood???

17th November 2025

Wetrep: – Lake Views…..

16th November 2025

Overnight rain has swelled the River Tame and as we are situated right in the middle of a flood plain between the Tame and the Trent , the Grove is underwater again for the second time this year. Last year we had 9 floods!

16th November 2025

We have received a framed medal collection honouring Tommy Gould VC. The miniature medals are replicas and the frame features Tommy and his citation. Kind offers only please as this was donated to help raise funds for continual improvement of the Grove.

8th November 2025. We have planted a Stone Pine that will eventually form a Canopy above the memorial honouring the 2 SAS French Squadron that will be installed in the new year.

7th November 2025

DEDICATIONS ~ Please visit…..

Reconnaissance

6th November 2025

We are pleased to have refitted after extensive refurbishment four very important plaques. These can be viewed in the Special Operations garden and the Resistance Gardens.

Peter Baker, Partisan Forces Korea, Gabriell Petit and Airey Neave.

27th October 2025

Introducing new memorials to be established soon.

The White Ensign Lodge 9169 honours Tommy Gould VC of the Submarine Service RN for his bravery during WW2.

Flying Officer Bill Franklin DFC was a experienced RAF Navigator on a mission to drop a Special Intelligence Agent into occupied Norway during WW2.

26th October 2025

Introducing SAS 1944 ~ the French Squadron Memorial page.

Have a look at our Sun Room Ceiling Panels!

Sun Room Ceiling Panels

19th October 2025

We are adding a featured image to each page now.

17th October 2025

Some Videos have been added today to some of the pages of this website.

Floods, Frost and Sunshine

Two Weeks in July 2025 Video

16th October 2025

We have added a CONTACT page today.
We have added a SHARE button today at the bottom of each page.
We have added a LIKE button today at the bottom of each page.
We have added an additional SEARCH button today at the bottom of each page.

CONTACT MIKE COLTON

9th October 2025.

New pages appearing soon….. Not Forgotten lists all the names honoured in the different memorial gardens. (Click on each heading for the drop down menu.)

We have been capturing Wildlife pictures on our Trail Cams for quite some time. Most of these can be viewed on our YouTube Channels, but here we start a new page