British Airways will shut down its engines and ask customers and colleagues at Heathrow to observe two-minutes silence for Remembrance Day this Sunday, November 11, at 11am. A giant poppy. unveiled by cabin crew member Rebecca Wadsworth (above), is displayed at the airline’s engineering base at the airport.
Remembrance Day is when we all think of the brave men and women who lost their lives in the two World Wars. For those who would like to learn more about those periods in history, HF Holidays has a number of Military History Tours next year.
Explore the venues used in the months leading up to D-Day in southern central England on a World War II – Secret Operations break. Highlights include visits to Chesil Beach to see where Barnes Wallis’ bouncing bomb was tested in secrecy; Studland Bay, host to Operation Smash – the practice for D-Day; Ashley Walk secret weapons’ testing area in the New Forest and Lepe where preparations for Operation Overlord took place. This four-night break, based at Lulworth Cove, is available on May 11 and September 14 and costs £499.
War Secrets & Blenheim Palace includes visits to Bletchley Park – the historic site of secret British code-breaking activities during WWII – and Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of William Churchill. The cost of this three-night break – available on November 23, plus a further two dates in 2013 – is from £359.
Lawrence of Arabia & the Secret War visits places associated with this fascinating character – including the Tank Museum at Bovington Camp where he worked, his home at Cloud’s Hill and his grave at Moreton as well as Calshot where he lived and worked as Aircraftsman Shaw. Also included in the holiday is a visit to the Beaulieu estate, the “finishing school for secret agents” in the New Forest. Based at the company’s new country house at Lulworth Cove on the Dorset Coast, this three-night break, available on 15 May 15 and September 18 costs £379.
All prices are per person, based on two sharing, inclusive of full board and a programme of tours with an experienced leader. Visit www.hfholidays.co.uk or call 0845 470 7558.
