Lanc wreckage

Peter, you’ve got to be joking if you think that our lottery money will ever be used for anything involved with the preservation of our recent military history or the commemoration of those who fought….. you honestly wouldn’t believe what is a “deserving cause” in the UK……. the last one I read about was a grant awarded to a charity which helps Peruvian farmers breed fatter guinea pigs for consumption! Truly bizarre, so in that respect I do have a degree of sympathy for what they’re trying to achieve as money is obviously short. Like you I feel rather uncomfortable with it though, and you won’t see me parting with any of my hard earned for those lots.

The Jackdaw

Just saw this thread and I know it’s nearly dead but…..!

I had a very nice Sunday roast in the Jackdaw pub last week. The pub in which Susannah York meets Christopher Plummer is indeed called the Jackdaw (they didn’t change the name for the film) and it lies in the village of Denton which is on the A260 about 3 miles north of Hawkinge. The pub has lots of RAF memorabilia inside as it was indeed used by pilots from Hawkinge, good beer, nice food, gorgeous waitresses and barmaids, what more could one ask for??!!

Well worth a visit if you’re in the area.