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BOMBER
COMMAND HERITAGE
BCH is doing what it can in
the 21st Century for the subject of RAF Bomber Command of the WWII-period
and formative years, and the British and Commonwealth effort and
sacrifice.
It is campaigning to establish
an Education Centre/Museum at the historic Site of the former RAF Bicester
which is owned by the MoD.
(BCH currently awaiting Charity registration)
“To forget this history is to risk such events repeating themselves, and a profound injustice to all those that gave so much.”
WHY BOTHER?
WHAT CAN BE DONE?
OUR STRATEGY
OUR SCOPE YOU CAN HELP
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CONTACT | DONATE |
"FRIEND" SCHEME |
CORPORATE | VOLUNTEER |
STORIES
Our limiting factors are the inevitable lack of
resources, especially funding. However, we are desperate for help
with just about every area and every thing. Premises, expertise,
volunteers, donations, equipment, materials, photos, documents, archives,
information ...you name it we need it!.
For all enquiries please use the CONTACT WEBFORM 
or to write to us, or send any donations to:
POSTAL ADDRESS
The Secretary
BOMBER COMMAND HERITAGE
c/o 15 Napier Street, Fenny Stratford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK2
2NF
UNITED KINGDOM
Cheques payable to: "BOMBER COMMAND
HERITAGE"
We are currently forming into
an Incorporated Charity. As part of this process and to help with ongoing
costs of professional services and the Campaign needed to action the
Heritage Centre/Museum, we would very much appreciate donations to our
"FIGHTING FUND." Even small amounts would help at this stage.
DONATE
We are very grateful for donations of any kind:
goods, services, objects, historic items, or money. |
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Download, print-out, and post the Form back to
us at the
above address with details of your donation:
DONATION FORM -
DOWNLOAD
(Hint: Right click and save to disk) |
or eMail
donations@bc-heritage.org
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BECOME A "FRIEND"
One specific way that you can help is by becoming a "FRIEND"
OF BOMBER COMMAND HERITAGE.
This is a regular Annual minimum Donation to BCH.
For a minimum Annual donation of £10,
you can receive news updates and we will do our best to provide
access to events and other similar activities that you can attend. This basic donation
also at least helps us fund production
of the Annual Newsletter which is essential in helping us communicate.
GIFT IDEA! - Why not donate on someone's
behalf to become a "Friend" of BCH?
Just send us their details instead.
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Download, print-out, and post the Form back to
us at the
above address with your minimum donation:
"FRIEND" FORM (self min £10) -
DOWNLOAD
"FRIEND" FORM (self & partner
min £15) -
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"FRIEND" FORM (family min £20) -
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(Hint: Right click and save to disk) |
SAMPLE
BACK-ISSUE
"Parramatter"
NEWSLETTERS...
CLICK
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CORPORATE
If you are a company or an organization, there are
many ways in which you can help:
e.g. Become a CORPORATE FRIEND or DONOR, or take advantage of our
advertising or sponsorship opportunities. |
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Download, print-out, and post the Form back to
us at the
above address with your minimum donation:
CORPORATE DONOR FORM -
DOWNLOAD
CORPORATE "FRIEND" FORM -
DOWNLOAD
(4 people= min £50)
(20 people= min £200)
(50 people= min £500)
(Hint: Right click and save to disk) |
or eMail
corporate@bc-heritage.org
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VOLUNTEER
If you would like to actively help us in our work,
and become part of the BCH Team, you must first be inducted into BCH to
more fully understand what we are trying o achieve, agree to our aims and
ethos, then register as a BCH VOLUNTEER and pay an
Annual Fee as you are joining the BCH VOLUNTEER Association. We then also
aim to provide you with a basic Health and Safety course so that all
VOLUNTEERS are aware of such issues.
So in the first instance please contact us to
arrange an induction session into BCH.
volunteering@bc-heritage.org
We try our best to group new applicants into a batch
to save energies, so there may be a small delay as we arrange a suitable
date for this.
N.B. Due to the the lack of on-site access to
Bicester at the moment, our work is primarily focused on our campaign to
obtain the Site. Most of our actual project work is taking more of a
back seat until we have fixed premises. |
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To become a BCH VOLUNTEER is a 4-step process:
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Become "inducted" into BCH
eMAIL:
volunteering@bc-heritage.org
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Fill in a VOLUNTEER Registration Form
REGISTRATION FORM -
DOWNLOAD
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Fill in an Annual Fee form, and pay the fee!
(1st year £20, then £15/year thereafter)
ANNUAL FEE FORM -
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Attend a BCH Health & Safety course
(Hint: Right click and save to disk) |
or eMail
volunteering@bc-heritage.org
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STORIES
We have embarked on a highly ambitious data store
project, which is to record permanently "something" about all veterans
involved. This includes both military and civilian personnel, or just
anybody who was there at the time. So from "aunty Flo" who made Lancaster
rudders, to "uncle Bob" who was a skipper on Stirlings, we want to have
something about them all - not just the famous, but the un-sung heroes
too. We can then make this information available for future generations
including researchers, family members, or the general Public. A permanent
memorial to all who served in some way.
This can be primary information from the veterans
themselves, or secondary information provided by families or friends.
Anything from one or two lines of text about the individual, to full-blow
life stories or accounts of certain events. Even just trivial snippets of
social history such as jokes, or little anecdotes about life at the time
all will help us build a complete picture.
This can be in any form: written; photos; Oral
history recordings (audio or even video) - we will make use of it all.
Ideally a short basic biog about the individual, and
then something that helps tell their story. We can then then use this and
relate people to objects, places, and events. |
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In the first instance please email:
stories@bc-heritage.org
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or eMail
stories@bc-heritage.org
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