cooool, yes i did know,you posted earlier on here for all medical units to get in touch...still waiting for the rushHoffman Grink wrote:It's up at the top Nick where we strafed the haystacks!!!! The setting is just as spectacular as the trenches...... And unique in as much as it is two seperate areas joined by a road.
Oh - Did I mention you're in charge of the medics??????
...well me.................................................and micky of course 
(I added it later........)the power of editingHoffman Grink wrote:
You must need spectacles Nicholas my good friend!
Weapons hire will be Steve VickersParachute Drop:
I can now confirm that we will be having a parachute drop by the 82nd Airborne, this is the first time that the 82nd Airborne have jumped on UK soil since the Second World War. We met with current members of the 82nd Airborne this week to discuss the drop zones etc. and 40 of them in full kit will be jumping in 2 passes of 20 per pass.
Aircraft:
The “Fly Past” magazine is supporting the event. We have the following aircraft Spitfire, Mustang, C47 Dakota, B17 Flying Fortress (Sally B), Auster, Piper Cub, C17 Globemaster, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (to name but a few) all doing displays on both days. There will also be static displays of period aircraft. We also have a number of smaller light aircraft flying in on the weekend.
Entertainment:
Tickets for the Saturday night dance featuring Ray McVay and the Glenn Miller Orchestra are now available. Tickets are priced at £13.50 each or £10.00 each to re-enactors displaying at the event. We have 1200 allocated and they are selling fast, for all ticket enquiries contact Steve Barker on 01780 755514 (day) or 01780 756862 (evening).
The Ockbrook Big Band and Lola Lamour will be entertaining in the main marquee during the day.
Remembrance Service:
A remembrance service will be held on the Sunday morning accompanied by the British Parachute Regiment Band. This will follow with a memorial flypast. Displays:
Loads of vehicles and re-enactment displays are booked in; we have some really good thought-out displays too and some pretty unusual vehicles attending.
Re-enactment Battle:
An Arnhem themed re-enactment battle will take place on both days, it is hoped that we can start the battle with a parachute drop from a C47 Dakota recreating one of the drop zones. This will be confirmed soon and more details on the battle will emerge as the planning takes place.
Veterans:
The 315th TCG veterans and immediate families will be attendance again; a colleague is attending a 315th reunion in the States next week to clarify on numbers. The current 315th ALW will be bringing all the veterans and media over from the States in a C17 Globemaster. They are in talks with the 82nd Airborne veterans with regard to attending the event and we shall know numbers once in the next week or so.
Media:
The CNN, BBC America and the History Channel along with local news and radio channels will be attending the event. The American coverage will start with the veterans in the States as it did with Operation Spanhoe 2005.
Charities:
All proceeds will be given to the following charities, The Royal British Legion, Help for Heroes and various other locally based charities. All of the above charities will be in attendance at the event.
Booking forms and information are available from the website http://www.operationmarketgarden2008.co.uk alternatively, you can contact me and I will send booking forms to you. If you require any further information don’t hesitate to ask.
Regards,
Simon Wright
Email: enquiries-opmarketgarden@hotmail.co.uk
Website: http://www.operationmarketgarden2008.co.uk
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