Yesterday we went for a family afternoon out, exploring around Ladybower reservoir in Derbyshire. I've been loads of times before, but I didn't realise there was a nice little museum up in one of the towers of the Dam... (only open Sundays and Bank holidays apparently) which has some great stuff in there about the history of the reservoir, the two sunken villages of Derwent and Ashopton... and a load of memorabillia and interesting artifacts of the famous 617 Squadron (The DAMBUSTERS) who practiced their low level flights there in the second world war. It's only a tiny museum, but the kids were really engaged by it.
Next year (2013) will be the 70th anniversary. I was chatting to the folks in the museum, and allthough nothing is confirmed, they recon that there is sure to be a flypast by the Lancaster bombers... so we're going to try and get out to watch that. Apparently last time they did it (65th anniversary) all the roads were blocked by cars and it was complete chaos - so I think an early start and some hiking will probably be in order...
For info on what is going to be going on, I think checking out the Dambusters Weblog is probably the best bet...
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| Dambuster's 50th Anniversary flyover (pic not by me!)... 2013 will be the 70th Anniversary! |
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Sunken Church tower of Derwent Village. The clock tower of the church had been left standing and the upper part of it was visible above the water level until 1947, when it was seen as a hazard and demolished with explosives. |
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