Unesco World Heritage site, The Ironbridge Gorge, a scenic Shropshire venue over the River Severn, is the location for a #WWII weekend in 2016.
The event is to take place on May 28th and 29th, and the location is The #Ironbridge Gorge, Dale End Park, Ironbridge TF8 7EG.
#Landmine Discovered near the Isle of Wight
A 1,500lb landmine had been safely detonated by a bomb disposal team this week. The WWII landmine was recovered by a dredger and taken to a site near Bembridge where it was disposed of by a controlled explosion.
College at University of Kent named after WWII #Codebreaker
A college at the University of Kent has been named after Alan Turing - famous for his work as a Bletchley Park code-breaker.
#IronbridgeWWII #IsleofWight #AlanTuring #WWIIcodebreaker
Source- www.40s-events.co.uk/calendar, www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire,
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews, www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/university-college-named-after-codebreaker, www.thepeopleshistory.com.
