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Control Tower No14 CONTROL TOWER THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SOUTH WEST AIRFIELDS HERITAGE TRUST ISSUE No.14 March 2013 www.southwestairfields.com The Editor’s column Welcome to our first newsletter for 2013. I hope Don’t let that lull you into a false sense of securi- this finds you all fit and well and ready for a nice ty, I need MORE please. sunny and warm year ahead. Hmmm….it hasn't started to well! But we live in hope. John Gregory, our prolific historian has taken a rest in this issue. He will be back, I expect he As 2013 is the 70th anniversary of the opening of has lots of material waiting for publication. He Dunkeswell airfield, we are working on a plan has however been busy moving house so time is not his friend. for a special event on August 17th & 18th to cele- brate that anniversary. Progress and up to date E-mail it, scribble it on a bit of paper and post it, information will be published on both the web- put it on the blog section of our website, just let site and the Facebook group as things evolve. me have your stories. Thanks to the Internet we can flesh the article out if we need to. The hut at Upottery is very close to being fin- ished, the team has done an amazing job in re- For updates on this and many other things storing it. A grand opening is in the early planing please do go to the web site at stages and it looks like it will be in April - again www.southwestairfields.com. keep an eye on line for information. Dave Steel Thank you to everyone who has responded to [email protected] my constant nagging for articles to publish in this newsletter. Without the stories and informa- tion from you guys out there this news letter would not exist. That having been said, this has been the easiest one to produce so far and I think it has been my job for two years now. I am well pleased. In this Issue Chairman's chatter & Financial Statement ●A Reader’s Letter - From ●Upottery Nissen Hut even more pictures. ●A membership form for you to fill in and send to us. ● . ●War Stories at Dunkeswell in April ●Stuff you can buy & new e-mail addresses. Chairman’s Chatter In this, the Spring 2013 edition, you’ll find as well as interesting articles, details of the results financial and otherwise of last year’s endeavours by the Trust. As I write, there is a feeling among the trustees on the one hand of exhaustion after a hectic round of project activity, fund-raising, and events during 2012, and a sense of renewal and anticipation as 2013 opens up with its own, new set of challenges. Financial Review - I am pleased to report that financially the Trust is making good progress, albeit successful fund-raising remains critical to maintaining the trend towards a stronger basis for future expansion. Our funds are derived from three principal sources – donations and grant aid, membership fees, and revenue from events and sales of merchandise. Donations and grant aid have provided the greatest proportion of our income this year, with revenue from the ‘Wings and Wheels’ event and sales of the booklet ‘Out of Dunkeswell’ making up the balance. We have been well supported in the past year by Devon County Council and by East Devon District Council, both of whom have provided grant-aid for specific projects. We have endeavoured through the close attention to detail of Treasurer, Neil Hurlock, to minimize our costs – our thanks to Neil for that. Membership Growing - registered membership of the Trust has now reached over 80 individual members. The aim for 2013 is once again to double – yes double – the membership, and if you have not yet joined us to participate in the journey (or renewed your membership) please contact our Membership Secretary, Trisha Knowles, who will be pleased to help. New faces are appearing around the management table at Building B24, to strengthen the core team that has carried much of our organizational burden throughout the year. This is refreshing – literally – and brings essential new energy and skills to the team to support our expanding programme of activity. There is of course room for more volunteers to take an active part in what we do, and I would be pleased to hear from anyone interested in helping us. Communications improving - The pace of change at the Trust is quickening, as we pursue closer relationships with other like-minded organisations and historical special interest groups, and as we build on the number of contacts in our network here in the UK, in North America, and in Europe. To make it easier to communicate with our membership and our wider public audience, a lot of effort has been put in to the web-site and we are endeavouring to widen the readership of the Quarterly Newsletter ‘Control Tower’. Your feedback on the presentation and content of both would be much appreciated to enable us to continue to improve both quality and focus on topics that interest you. Projects progressing - progress on the Nissen Hut at Smeatharpe is clearly evident. The building is weatherproof, has a new mezzanine floor, drainage, and electricity systems are virtually finished, there is still some plumbing to do for the toilet (equipped for disabled visitors) and kitchen, and interior finishing. Thoughts are turning now to an official opening date and then to its continuing use as an Archive and Heritage Centre. As a prelude to this, the interactive web-based Wartime Memories project will be launched at ‘The Aviator’ café at Dunkeswell on April 3rd. Access to the Operations Block at Dunkeswell remains an aspiration and we continue to seek sufficient funds to purchase and restore the building as our Heritage Centre at Dunkeswell. This will be the largest project of its kind pursued by the Trust and represents a substantial task both to restore the building and then to run it for the continuing benefit of the community as a centre for education and learning. 2013 promises to be another busy year. Please come along and help us make it a successful one. Graham Weller - Chairman March 2013 South West Airfields Heritage Limited 2012 accounts as presented to the AGM on 6 March presented here. Statement of financial activities (incorporating the income and expenditure account) For the year ended 31 December 2012 If you wish, you may request a full copy of the financial statement and we will e-mail you the pdf. Unrestricted Restricted 2012 2011 funds funds Total Total Notes £ £ £ £ Incoming resources Incoming resources from generating funds: Voluntary income 2 1879 41358 43237 14973 Activities for generating funds 3 3724 0 3724 6115 Total incoming resources 5603 41358 46961 21088 Resources expended Costs of generating funds: Cost of generating voluntary income 4 4813 93 4906 8632 Fundraising trading: Cost of goods sold and other costs 203 0 203 248 Governance costs 5 3202 0 3202 2140 Total resources expended 8218 93 8311 11020 Net incoming/(outgoing) resources Before transfers (2,615) 41265 38650 10068 Transfer between funds 48815 (48,815) 0 0 Net incoming/(outgoing) resources for the year/ Net income/(expenditure) for the year 46200 (7,550) 38650 10068 Total funds brought forward 15541 11201 26742 16675 Total funds carried forward 61741 3651 65392 26742 PROJECTS LATEST RAF Upottery - Smeatharpe Nissen Hut An amazing amount of work has now been invested in the Smeatharpe Nissen hut. Our Mike Venn and David Bunney constantly appearing on the Trusts Face- book page. Mike is shown here ….well doing some- thing! If you’re interested in helping with this project please contact either Mike Venn on 01404 41382 or Robin Gilbert on 01460 242042. Fire doors ready to be fitted, the grand opening is not far away now so keep an eye on your e-mails and the website for the latest information. Do have a look on the Facebook page to follow progress. Look for the South West Airfields group. THE KING’S ARMS PUB at mother in the Pub Grocery Shop and drove the Baker’s Van around the village when the Driver SMEATHARPE was called-up for Service in 1941. She joined the ATS in 1942 and after initial train- ing at Heathfield in Honiton she joined the Royal Army Pay Corps and was sent to Reading to deal with the pay for The Royal Signals Regi- ment. Marjorie became a Senior NCO and was a Ser- geant when she was de-mobbed in July 1946. She returned to Smeatharpe for a while to help her parents at the Kings Arms Pub and then got a job at the Devon Police Headquarters at Honi- ton. In 1949 she moved to the large Police Station in Heavitree at Exeter and lived at Exmouth. She John Board,was the Proprietor of The Kings married Norman Cruchley who served in the Arms Pub at Smeatharpe during WW2. The Pub Navy throughout the war. stood very close to the north-west end of the She retired from the Police Service in 1986. airfield main runway and was originally planned Marjorie has been a member of The British Le- for demolition during the airfield’s construction, gion for many years and was the Exmouth Chair however the building is still there and is now a Person for several years during the 1970s when private house. The British Legion held regular Saturday evening Dances. Marjorie has been unwell recently and is being looked after at Sheridan House, 10c Douglas Avenue, Exmouth, EX8 2BT.
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