by Lesley Berner | Mar 24, 2025 | NEWS
Operation Varsity March 24th 1945 – the “last drop” – the largest single airborne operation that the world has ever seen – over 16000 men leaving from multiple airfields in Essex to cross the River Rhine with the air element being coordinated from Marks Hall, the HQ...
by Lesley Berner | Mar 23, 2025 | NEWS
The museum was very pleased to support the Varsity80 event on Sunday 23rd March 2025 event at RAF Rivenhall History with a retelling of the Rosemary Britten story – the only woman to fly on operation Varsity, it was so well appreciated that it had to be repeated...
by Lesley Berner | Mar 10, 2025 | NEWS
NEWSLETTER MARCH 2025 By 1945, The USAAF had left the Earls Colne airfield & Marks Hall HQ – so the RAF moved in…. Operation Varsity – 24th March 1945 – the “last drop” – the largest single airborne operation that the world has...
by Lesley Berner | Mar 9, 2025 | NEWS
Earls Colne Heritage Trail HERITAGE TRAIL NEWS We are planning to introduce a Heritage Trail in Earls Colne. We would like local people to tell us of interesting buildings or sites within the main village that we could include in the trail. Please let us know of any...
by Lesley Berner | Feb 18, 2025 | NEWS
OUT AND ABOUT with John Stedman Life time resident, local historian and museum volunteer of 20 years, John Stedman, heads a series of walks around the local area in his own inimitable style. Monthly, from April to October 2025, the Earls Colne Heritage Museum and John...
