Latest News and Events
Spridgeteers Museum Visit
We were visited by the "Spridgeteers" today, a fantastic group of people for Spridget owners in Kent, Surrey, East Sussex and South London. Here's what Richard kindly sent over:
Dear Geoff & Team, Very many thanks from The Spridgeteers to you and colleagues for your very warm welcome at the museum today. Everyone really enjoyed the visit, your amazing collection of historic artefacts and especially the cream teas.
"Spridget" is a nickname given to the Austin-Healey Sprite and MG Midget, two classic British sports cars.
Superb cars owned by superb people. We hope to see you all again soon.
Model Project for the Battle of Britain 85th Anniversary
Read about our model project to coincide with the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain in 2025.
Professional model maker Dom Pound is creating detailed 1:48 scale models of three aircraft for display in our museum. The three aircraft include:
- Spitfire of P/O E.Shipman (41 Squadron)
- Hurricane of Sgt. J.Lansdell (607 Squadron)
- Hurricane of F/O M.Ravenhill (229 Squadron)
The Museum in the News
In August 2022 the museum appeared on an ITV News report regarding our Local RAF Memorials Project for remembering pilots who died within a ten mile radius of Shoreham.
The report is titled Roadside memorials in Kent honour Battle of Britain pilots near where they fell
Local RAF Memorials Project
In 2006 the museum decided to erect permanent memorials to Battle of Britain pilots who lost their lives within a 10 mile radius of Shoreham. Three memorials have also been arranged a little further afield. The project is ambitious and expensive, so we rely heavily upon volunteers and fundraising. If you can help, please get in touch.
The latest (twelfth) memorial sevice took place on Friday 22nd March 2024 in Stansted Village, Kent.
The memorial stone is dedicated to P/O Colin Francis of 253 Squadron, who lost his life on 30th August 1940.
Despite the rain, the memorial was well attended and included moving speeches from Air Commodore (ret) Rick Peacock-Edwards and Air Vice Marshal (ret) David Hobart.
Photos and a video of the memorial service are available to view.
Read about our Memorials Project