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Nice to see the ‘message’ being spread far and wide – I’ll be hoping for more of the same from yesterday’s commemorations at Kirton in Lindsey! 😉

Nice to see the ‘message’ being spread far and wide – I’ll be hoping for more of the same from yesterday’s commemorations at Kirton in Lindsey! 😉

News report from Canada http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/2012/09/29/he-died-a-hero

News report from Canada http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/2012/09/29/he-died-a-hero

I still can’t find an online link to the news report on EMT, but there is another piece in the press http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Villagers-remember-bomber-crash-crew/story-16980446-detail/story.html

I still can’t find an online link to the news report on EMT, but there is another piece in the press http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Villagers-remember-bomber-crash-crew/story-16980446-detail/story.html

The flypasts did them proud! 🙂

I think the organisers should be very proud, it all went perfectly, a wonderful tribute to that crew.

I hope it makes it to iplayer too, some of the family missed it on the news, as Simon only finished editing it at 5.30, and it was on the 6.30 programme, and on Radio Leicester before 6.00 p.m! Hopefully it’s because it’s the weekend and it will be uploaded tomorrow.

Someone has put a great short video on youtube of the wonderful flypast at the end of the Memorial service, hope they don’t mind me sharing the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OcH4_Rt17c&feature=youtu.be

I’m glad that everything went well yesterday – I was thinking about everyone as I was trekking round Durham! 🙂

The news story has now made it onto the BBC Leicestershire site http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-19680580 fingers crossed that the video make it off iPlayer as well!

Fabulous day, a lot of work put in by the organisers, but it paid off. Lovely Church Service, followed by a fantastic display by the BBMF, two Spitfires and the Lancaster, apologies for my awful photos, sure others will have much better, too many highlights to mention! http://flic.kr/s/aHsjCd4boz

News item http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-19680580

I get the feeling he would like to do more on Bomber Command if he ever gets chance.

The family were really lovely, they called in here for a dry off and a cuppa after they placed the soil on the grave which I also thought was a great thing to do, very symbolic. Dennis the Air Warden who witnessed the crash came as well and was having a great time, he’s waited a long time for this, he put their minds at rest about a number of things that had bothered them. I’m so looking forward to tomorrow.

When we did the Bomber Command pieces back in May he seemed really interested and wasn’t prepared to rush the filming – hence why he arrived slightly late at Staunton!

In the programme this evening I thought that the idea of bringing some soil from Ontario to the grave at Long Bennington was wonderful!

Have a memorable day tomorrow.

It was on Radio Leicester just before 6 as well. Simon always seems to enjoy these stories, and always asks for more airtime to do them justice he was saying.

I wondered if you’d be there, sorry you won’t, I’ll try and get some photos. The nephew is an opera singer and has written a piece to recite at the service, I’m really looking forward to it, and I’m crossing my fingers for the weather, Tim is hoping for two Spitfires and the Lancaster to do the Flypast. Should be a great day!

Just seen a great piece about this on BBC East Midlands Today j.r. – Lincs & Leics both covered well by Simon Ward and his interviewees. 🙂

I’ll keep a look out for a weblink!

I’d have come over tomorrow to the dedication but I’m on the ‘uni-check-out’ run to the north-east! 🙁

Thank you for the link – a very well thought out and put together tribute.