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Month: August 2018

Training for the Dakar Rally in Manchester

August 29, 2018

Manchester isn’t the most obvious location to practice for arguably what is the most gruelling off-road rally in the world. But as daft as it sounds, it is true. High up in the foothills of the Peak District on Ludworth Moor where Greater Manchester shares a boundary with Derbyshire two intrepid enthusiasts are honing their … More Training for the Dakar Rally in Manchester

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The line from Derby to the Taj Mahal that divided Poland

August 21, 2018

If you were to draw a line on a globe from Derby to the Taj Mahal in India it would pass through Poland west to east. Interesting, maybe, but not the subject of this blog. There is a very significant link, and the link is George Curzon. I suspect most of us will never have … More The line from Derby to the Taj Mahal that divided Poland

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** BOOK ** The bombing of New Mills and Hayfield 3 July 1942

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Recent Posts

  • Hitching a ride on a Jetstream
  • Milk run over the Eder Dam
  • Polish 2nd Corps Cine films from the 1960s
  • MELLOR – A TALE OF THREE GOLF CLUBS
  • Mellor Church: Poems & Paintings
  • Lancaster bombers operated by the Soviet Air Force in WW2
  • What happened to the Lancasters used on the Dambuster Raid?
  • From Manchester to Lincoln via Lancaster – An aviation aristocracy family tree
  • Manchester’s Avro Aviation Heritage reminders
  • Notifications
  • Rolls-Royce Derby birthplace of the Merlin
  • First-hand account of when eastern Poland became western Belarus. October 1939
  • Architectural marvel or hideous eyesore: Sluice Leśniewo Górne?
  • Little known battles on the Eastern Front and the consequences of WW1 for Poland
  • Useful Resources for Polish 2 Corps information
  • Training for the Dakar Rally in Manchester
  • The line from Derby to the Taj Mahal that divided Poland
  • Mach Loop – Low flying jets at their very best
  • Testing and training for the Dambuster Raids – what’s left to see?
  • What is Honey?
  • Derbyshire’s High Peak link to the most famous WW2 Battle of Britain fighter squadron
  • The Battle of Lake Naroch – Eastern Front, March 1916
  • Painting unveiled to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Lake Naroch March 1916
  • The Battle of Vileyka, 1915
  • Reflections of the Battle of Monte Cassino
  • The changing name of the Russian State Security service: An evolution of terror!
  • 40 years at the forefront of the Berlin music scene for Mark from Manchester
  • From Manchester to Belarus
  • From the Steppes of Russia to Monte Cassino – The brave history of the Polish 2nd Corps
  • In support of the dreaded Himalayan Balsam

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • TALK: High Peak Dambusters January 26, 2021 at 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm Denton, UK Victoria Park Community Centrehttps://www.dentonlocalhistorysociety.co.uk/events.html
  • TALK: The little known history of the Poles from Eastern Poland February 10, 2021 Mellor Parish and Conference Centre, Church Rd, Mellor, Stockport SK6 5LX, UK
  • TALK: The High Peak Dambusters April 6, 2021 at 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm Furness Vale, High Peak SK23, UK http://furnesshistory.blogspot.com/
  • TALK: The little known history of the Poles from Eastern Poland September 8, 2021 at 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Mellor Parish and Conference Centre, Church Rd, Mellor, Stockport SK6 5LX, UK https://mellorchurch.org/parish-centre/current-groups/

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