After the excitement of the convoy arriving in Hungerford, and the commemorative stone unveiling in the evening on Saturday 29th June, you are welcome to join us at The Bear Hotel Hungerford where Stephanie Belle will give stunning performance of wartime songs.
The convoy team look forward to seeing you there.
This event has been funded by the generosity of our convoy supporters.
Hungerford Town Council
Town & Manor of Hungerford
Jones Robinson
Marston's Inns
Real English Drinks Distillery
FORT Builders’ Merchant
Autosigns Reading
Southern Co-op
Milestones Museum
Greene King Inns
Jacquet Weston Engineering
Greenham Trust
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📣Exciting News Update 📣
The Commemorative Convoys team will shortly be announcing some extra special events for the D-Day 80th Anniversary weekend on 29th and 30th June.
Please make sure you “like” and “follow” the Commemorative Convoys page so you don't miss these special updates and the opportunity to mark this historic occasion.
:: About the D-Day 80th Anniversary Convoy – A Salute to The Fallen ::
The convoy will consist of approx. 60 WWII era classic vehicles and 80 Royal British Legion Riders Branch riders. The convoy is destined for Hungerford’s D-Day 80th Anniversary weekend.
The convoy will depart Basingstoke at 10am on 29th June and will drive through Basingstoke to Kingsclere, and onto Greenham Common where the convoy will pause for a short stop.
After departing Greenham Common, the convoy will drive through the center of Newbury and onto the A4 towards Hungerford, West Berkshire.
When the convoy reaches Hungerford, it will drive through the High Street which will be decorated with Union flags and onto the show site at Triangle Field.
We welcome members of the public to come out and view the convoy but for safety, please keep the road clear.
As with our previous convoys the Commemorative Convoys team are working with all the relevant authorities to minimize any delays to other road users.
For more information about the convoy and the weekend event in Hungerford, please visit our website commemorativeconvoys.org or our Facebook page: CommemorativeConvoys
For more information about the event in Hungerford please visit the Hungerford Town Council Facebook page and website.
Please “like” and “follow” the CommemorativeConvoys for the latest news and announcements.
The convoy and weekend event are raising funds for the British Legion Riders Branch Poppy Appeal.
Hungerford Town Council
Town & Manor of Hungerford
Jones Robinson
Marston's Inns
Real English Drinks Distillery
FORT Builders’ Merchant
Autosigns Reading
Southern Co-op
Milestones Museum
Greene King Inns
Jacquet Weston Engineering
Greenham Trust
#CommemorativeWeekend
#HungerfordTownCouncil #HungerfordTownandManor
#DDay80 #DDay80Convoy #SaluteToTheFallen #ArmedForcesDay #ArmedForcesDay2024
The Bear Hotel Hungerford
We are excited that you will be hosting Stephanie Belle on the evening of 29th June 2024 / Armed Forces Day / Commemorative Weekend.
We hope you and your guests have a fantastic evening.
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The Countdown to D-Day: April 1944
General Montgomery presents his plans for the D-Day landings to the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the other Allied commanders and the British chiefs of staff.
Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, the Allied naval commander, moves his headquarters to Southwick House, just north of Portsmouth.
Next month, many of the other Allied commanders and headquarters will also move into this area.
Photo: © Creative Commons / Public Domain
About the D-Day 80th Anniversary Convoy – A Salute to The Fallen
The convoy will consist of approx. 60 WWII-era classic vehicles and 80 Royal British Legion Riders Branch riders. The convoy is destined for Hungerford’s D-Day 80th Anniversary weekend.
The convoy will depart Basingstoke at 10am on 29th June and will drive through Basingstoke to Kingsclere, and onto Greenham Common where the convoy will pause for a short stop.
After departing Greenham Common, the convoy will drive through the centre of Newbury and onto the A4 towards Hungerford, West Berkshire.
When the convoy reaches Hungerford, it will drive through the High Street which will be decorated with Union flags and onto the show site at Triangle Field.
We welcome members of the public to come out and view the convoy but for safety, please keep the road clear.
As with our previous convoys the Commemorative Convoys team are working with all the relevant authorities to minimize any delays to other road users.
For more information about the convoy and the weekend event in Hungerford, please visit our website
commemorativeconvoys.org or our Facebook page: Commemorative Convoys
For more information about the event in Hungerford please visit the Hungerford Town Council Facebook page and website.
Please “like” and “follow” the CommemorativeConvoys for the latest news and announcements.
The convoy and weekend event are raising funds for the British Legion Riders Branch Poppy Appeal.
Hungerford Town Council
Town & Manor of Hungerford
Jones Robinson
Marston's Inns
Real English Drinks Distillery
FORT Builders’ Merchant
Autosigns Reading
Southern Co-op
Milestones Museum
Greene King Inns
Jacquet Weston Engineering
Greenham Trust
#CommemorativeWeekend
#HungerfordTownCouncil #HungerfordTownandManor
#DDay80 #DDay80Convoy #SaluteToTheFallen #ArmedForcesDay #ArmedForcesDay2024
The Countdown to D-Day: April 1944
The Allied commanders and their staffs have completed the overall plan for D-Day.
Now the less senior officers in charge of the actual units (brigades, regiments and battalions) that will land on the beaches early on D-Day begin to draw up plans.
For the vast majority of troops, however, it will be at least a month before they know when and where the invasion will take place.
Photo: © Imperial War Museum (TR 1631)
Hungerford Town Council
Town & Manor of Hungerford
Jones Robinson
Marston's Inns
Real English Drinks Distillery
FORT Builders’ Merchant
Autosigns Reading
Southern Co-op
Milestones Museum
Greene King Inns
Jacquet Weston Engineering
Greenham Trust
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The Countdown to D-Day: April 1944
The Royal Navy begins a campaign of mine-laying off German bases along the Channel coast.
These minefields were intended to prevent the fast German motor torpedo boats (known as E-Boats) from coming out to attack Allied shipping.
Hungerford Town Council
Town & Manor of Hungerford
Jones Robinson
Marston's Inns
Real English Drinks Distillery
FORT Builders’ Merchant
Autosigns Reading
Southern Co-op
Milestones Museum
Greene King Inns
Jacquet Weston Engineering
Greenham Trust
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Former WW2 sites in and near Hungerford include Littlecote House.
Home of the Filthy 13. The US 101st Airborne Division requisitioned the house and grounds, and the site became the base for regimental staff and regimental headquarters company of the 1st Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR).
You can see an exhibition about the 101st Airborne Division in the house.
Whether you are with us for a day, or for the weekend, there are places of interest to visit all within 20 minutes drive from Hungerford town centre.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littlecote_House
Hungerford Town Council
Town & Manor of Hungerford
Jones Robinson
Marston's Inns
Real English Drinks Distillery
FORT Builders’ Merchant
Autosigns Reading
Southern Co-op
Milestones Museum
Greene King Inns
Jacquet Weston Engineering
Greenham Trust
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As part of Commemorative Convoys contribution to the D-Day 80 Anniversary Weekend, we are very pleased to announce that the acclaimed Gordon's School Pipes and Drums will take part in the commemorative stone ceremony on the evening of 29th June 2024.
They will also perform on Sunday 30th June 2024.
Details will follow in due course.
Photo © Gordon's School Pipes and Drums
Hungerford Town Council
Town & Manor of Hungerford
Jones Robinson
Marston's Inns
Real English Drinks Distillery
FORT Builders’ Merchant
Autosigns Reading
Southern Co-op
Milestones Museum
Greene King Inns
Jacquet Weston Engineering
Greenham Trust
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Commemorative Convoys will be exhibiting at the Hungerford Town Meeting tonight.
Come and see us, and you can learn all about the convoy we are bringing to Hungerford on Saturday 29th June 2024 – Armed Forces Day.
Members of the organisation team will be present to answer your convoy questions!
The Convoy is part of the wider Commemorative Weekend organised by Hungerford Town Council.
Location: The Corn Exchange (Hungerford Town Hall), Hungerford.
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Hungerford Town Council
Town & Manor of Hungerford
Jones Robinson
Marston's Inns
Real English Drinks Distillery
FORT Builders’ Merchant
Autosigns Reading
Southern Co-op
Milestones Museum
Greene King Inns
Jacquet Weston Engineering
Greenham Trust
#CommemorativeWeekend
#HungerfordTownCouncil #HungerfordTownandManor
#DDay80 #DDay80Convoy #SaluteToTheFallen #ArmedForcesDay #ArmedForcesDay2024
Former WW2 sites in and near Hungerford include USAAF / RAF Ramsbury.
Surviving runway sections and hardstanding plus memorials.
Please note that the former communications centre is on private land.
Whether you are with us for a day, or for the weekend, there are places of interest to visit all within 20 minutes drive from the town centre.
Hungerford Town Council
Town & Manor of Hungerford
Jones Robinson
Marston's Inns
Real English Drinks Distillery
FORT Builders’ Merchant
Autosigns Reading
Southern Co-op
Milestones Museum
Greene King Inns
Jacquet Weston Engineering
Greenham Trust
#CommemorativeWeekend
#HungerfordTownCouncil #HungerfordTownandManor
#DDay80 #DDay80Convoy #SaluteToTheFallen #ArmedForcesDay #ArmedForcesDay2024
