6th June: D-Day 80
It has been the 80th anniversary of D-Day and, given the major contribution made to D-Day preparations by the Beaulieu, Exbury, and Lepe area, it...
Category: April-June 2024
8th & 9th June: More D-Day 80 events
Events connected to the D-Day 80 Anniversary continued. On Saturday 8th June there was a Military themed “Family Fun Day” in Lepe Country Park. I...
8th June: Junkers Walk
Having failed to contact John Stanley author of the Exbury Junkers book either by email through the publishers, or via his Facebook page, I signed...
8th June: Victualling Hut Poster
An item in the Victualling Hut which I found rather moving was a poster which (according to Nick de Rothschild) may have been created for...
10th-12th June: Richard Mille Cup
This year’s Richard Mille Cup event at Cowes seemed to have fewer vintage sailing craft out on the water. This was possibly because of the...
Round the Island Race – Photo gallery
Photos of the 2024 Round the Island race taken from NCI Stone Point (mainly before the station opened officially!). Initially the weather was overcast with rain squall limiting visibility and the wind increased to force 7.
15th June: Round the Island Race
[Photo Album for the event] The first start in the 2024 Round the Island race was at 06:00 with further starts up to 07:20. The...
15th June: “Ave Atque Vale” sculpture
On my first visit to the WWII exhibition at the Palais des Vaches I walked down through the field to view their new sculpture “Ave...
23rd June: WWII at the Palais des Vaches
For the D-Day 80 Anniversary a new sculpture was unveiled at Lower Exbury and the Palais des Vaches art gallery mounted a WWII at Exbury...