MICRO EXHIBITIONS D-Day Remembered Museums and visitor centres tell the stories Ilfracombe Museum Wilder Road, Ilfracombe, of World War II across North Devon. EX34 8AF Mon 6 May – Fri 28 June Devon D-Day Appledore at War Mon-Sat: 10am-5pm Sun: Braunton & District Museum North Devon Maritime Closed Caen St, Braunton, EX33 1AA Museum, Odun Rd, Discover Ilfracombe's role in From Monday 15 April Appledore, EX39 1PT the D-Day preparations, the Mon-Fri: 10am-3pm Sat: Mon 1 April - Thurs 31 Oct American troops who were 10am-1pm Sun: Closed Daily: 10am - last adm. 4pm Wartime Westward Ho! stationed in the town and Northam Burrows Centre the remarkable story behind Start your Devon D-Day Discover the World War II Sandymere Rd, Northam, HMS Ilfracombe. journey here! Braunton secrets of this historic EX39 1XS Contemporary British press Museum has one of the village sea port. Photos and Grid Ref 442/308 photos of the action on the largest D-Day displays in eyewitness accounts of Sat 25 May - Sun 1 Sept Normandy beaches. North Devon. Exhibition military experiments Daily 11am-5pm includes an introduction to C.O.X.E, the 'Carrot' and Adult: £5.00 World War II sites 'Hobart's Funnies’. Photographs, footage and Senior/concession: £4.00 throughout the area. artefacts from the Northam Under 16: Free Adults: £3.00 Concs: £2.00 Burrows and Westward Ho! Free Children: £1.00 area during World War II. Under-5s: Free D-Day Devon: Barnstaple Free Wartime Woolacombe & Remembers Mortehoe Barnstaple Guildhall Mortehoe Museum Butchers Row, Barnstaple, Wartime Combe Martin EX34 7DT EX31 1BW Combe Martin Museum and Tue-Thu, Sun 11am-3pm Mon 13 – Sat 18 May Information Point School holidays: Mon, Wed, 10.30am-4pm Cross St, Combe Martin, Thu, Sun 10am-4pm. EX34 0DH A stirring exhibition From 6th April WWII displays including the remembering the brave men Mon-Fri: 10.30am-5pm American Red Cross who trained on our beaches Sat & Sun: 11am-3pm National Register kept at and the local people who The Red Barn in supported them. Discover how the people of Woolacombe, which was Around North Devon this busy coastal village used as a social centre for OVER HERE Presented by the Barnstaple helped with the war effort History Group. US troops. This historic 10,000 American GIs during World War II document can be digitally arrived in North Devon Free Adults: £2.50 Concessions: searched. Photo exhibition in 1943. In 2019, £1.50 Children: Free of US soldiers training on Woolacombe beach. ghosts return… A project by Multi Story Free (donations welcome) Theatre. #OverHere EVENTS AFTERMATH DEVON D-DAY 2019 IS A SUMMER-LONG The Friendly Invasion D-Day History Walk Saunton D-Day OF WAR COMMEMORATION OF NORTH DEVON’S Sat 18 May 7.30pm Thursday 6 June Sat 15 and Sun 16 June Braunton artist Brian Chugg Woolacombe Parish Hall 2pm-4pm 10am – 4pm painted the decaying beach ROLE IN THE D-DAY LANDINGS OF WORLD Northam Burrows Saunton Beach, EX33 1LG defences in North Devon A talk by Richard Bass of the WAR II. OUR COAST BECAME THE US Grid ref 442/308 Grid Ref SS 4417 3563 aer World War II. Touring Friends of the Assault ARMY’S ASSAULT TRAINING CENTER. exhibition from the Museum of Training Centre about the Discover the World War II An exciting two day living Barnstaple & North Devon. For 10,000 American soldiers WORLD WAR II American Army training on significance of Northam history event on the beach venue details see overleaf. used the area's beaches, the North Devon Coast. Burrows in this History Walk featuring period aircra and estuaries and sand dunes to HERITAGE with Dave Edgcombe from military vehicles and large- Barnstaple History Group Donations welcome perfect techniques to invade TRAIL North Devon Coast Area of scale bale displays. Barnstaple Guildhall To reserve a space email the German-occupied As a lasting memorial to Outstanding Natural Beauty. Butchers Row, Barnstaple [email protected] Free coastline of Europe. North Devon’s role in D-Day, Mon 13 – Sat 18 May Free www.sauntondday.co.uk we have created a new To find out more about the Book: www.torridge.gov.uk/ World War II heritage trail Ilfracombe Museum Assault Training Center visit World War II northamburrows linking all the important Wilder Road, Ilfracombe www.assaulrainingcenter Discovery Trail World War II and D-Day Mon 10 June – Sat 6 July friends.co.uk. Tue 28 May, 2pm - 4pm locations – no need to miss D-Day 75th Anniversary To check our events go to The Skern, Northam a thing during your stay in American Memorial Combe Martin Museum & www.visitdevon.co.uk/ Burrows North Devon. Service Information Point northdevon/explore/d-day- Take part in a family- Cross St, Combe Martin in-devon. The accompanying trail Thursday 6 June 11am friendly orienteering trail. St Brannock's Church Tues 13 Aug – Sat 7 Sept Devon D-Day partners include booklet will be available Find hidden WWII remains Braunton EX33 2EL North Devon Marketing Bureau, from museums and tourist and learn about D-Day Northam Burrows Centre Saunton D-Day, Friends of the information centres. All welcome. Assault Training Center and the training operations in the Sandymere Rd, Northam museums of the North Devon coast. sands of Northam Burrows, Tues 9 July – Sat 10 Aug It is linked to North Devon Coast a key military site. AONB’s Coastal Heritage Project. D-Day 75th Anniversary The Royal British Legion Book: www.torridge.gov.uk/ Wreath Laying Service 75th Anniversary D-Day northamburrows Thursday 6 June 11.50am 1940s Dinner & Dance Braunton Burrows (meet at Sat 15 June, 7pm – 11.30pm Crow Point car park) Braunton Parish Hall Grid ref: SS 462 331 Chaloners Rd, Braunton, EX33 1AF Join the Royal British Legion and relatives of US Dress to impress, 1940s servicemen at the WWII style, for this dinner dance concrete landing cra on with live Big Band and Braunton Burrows. wartime singer. All welcome. Tickets: £15.00 Contact: braunton.secretary Book: braunton.secretary @rbl.community @rbl.community