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Biggin Hill Veterans Breakfast club

Welcome to the Biggin Hill Veterans Breakfast Club. We are a group of veterans & serving members of Her Majesties Armed Forces. Tuesday 16th May

Tuesday 11th April 2017 Veterans Breakfast Club

We had a fantastic turn out on Tuesday with our Veterans from all our Armed Forces . sharing there story's with costomers and looking at the memorabilia.

Very Special day to celebrate our 3 years Anniversary .

Three years later we marked the occasion, which happened to fall on the day of our Breakfast Club, with Mr Anckorn and Mr Frank Turner Mr Bob Denwood.

WW2 Veteran Albert Bennett 102 years old

Albert joined the RAF in 1941, working in India servicing Hurricanes and Dakotas before they flew off to Burma. He later joined the 155 Spitfire Squadron

Remembrance Day

On the Sunday before 11th of November or a week after we help raise money for the Poppy Appeal

WW2 VETERANS WE NEED YOU

The Taxi Charity will be taking up to 150 world war two veterans in 90 London taxis to Normandy in June.

For Information email ;
dickg@taxicharity.org
WW2 Veterans Need be at the King's Arm's by 11.30am

Kings Arms in Leaves Green

The event will be held on Sunday, January 22. All WW2 Veterans should arrive by 11.30am and will be given tea and coffee on arrival, followed by a free lunch of beef stew and apple crumble provided by Taxi Charity for Military Veterans.
If WW2 Veterans need help to getting to the King's Arm's please
Email dickg@taxicharity.org
SUNDAY 22nd JANUARY Members Of the Public Time from 12 O'clock

Members of the Public

HELP THEM TO GO TO
NORMANDY

1940s-themed party to help World War II veterans return to Normandy on D-Day.
Taxi Charity For Military Veterans is planning a final trip to the site of the D-Day landings in June and is looking to raise enough money to take 250 veterans in 90 taxis.
The event was originally planned for the Spitfire Cafe in Biggin Hill, but the venue has been moved to the Kings Arms in Leaves Green to cope with the expected turnout.
There are plans to turn the pub into a recruiting office, and members of the public will be able to meet WWII veterans and Chelsea Pensioners, see military vehicles and dance to 1940s music.
So why not come in 1940s style .
King's Arm's Leaves Green, Keston ,BR2 6DU

Biggin Hill Breakfast Club Next meeting 12th September 11.00am

Alfie Davidson, ex Royal Signals, serving member of Her Majesty's Forces, asked me if we could have a Veteran's Breakfast Club at the spitfire cafe.
They are all over the country and worldwide but as yet not in Biggin Hill.
We both looked in to it and thought it would be an excellent idea.
So once a mouth on the Tuesday24th May 9.30am
We thought it would be good if ex-service members could wear their badges so we could identify them from civilian's they can sit together and banter.
UK Homes 4 Heroes, Together we can make a difference.

Jimmy Jukes Mbe and
Michelle Thorpe from UK Homes 4 Heroes pride & passion , will be there if you need any support or just need someone to listen .
Armed Forces Bikers Julia Stevenson,

Julia Stevenson, Women's Royal Army Corps.
Also can offer support an advice on civvy street.

WE REMEMBER THEM Sunday 6th Nov 2016

On Sunday 6th November at the Spitfire Cafe Main Road Biggin Hill we held a Remembrance Day to help raise money for the Poppy Appeal and the RAF Chapel Museum Trust.

The London Taxis Benevolent Fund kindly picked up our 4 Chelsea Pensioners and dropped them to us for lunch and took them back home.

We had raffle prizes and an Auction which raised in total £940.00 on the day.

In attendant was WW11 Veterans and also our Veterans that have recently served in Afganistan.

Children from Oaklands School Biggin Hill entered in our Poppy competition where they could write a poem draw a picture or write a story about their great grandparents. The Chelsea Pensioners kindly looked through all the entries and chose the winners. They said everyone done really well and it was extremely difficult to choose. The winner won a breakfast for their family and everyone else who entered will receive a certificate.

Robert Forzoni is a Magician who belongs to the Magic Circle who lives in Biggin Hill. He entertained and wowed the children with his magic tricks.

Derek and Martin Beevis from Tunbridge Wells had a Pop up Museum of WW11 memorabilia. This was for all the families to get involved and educate in how their great grandparents lived during the war. Derek Beevis also advised he has a very large collection of memorabilia which he loves going around educating schools and various events.

The IMPS (Invicta Military Vehicle Preservation Society) also attended to help raise money for the Poppy Appeal and who will be in Waitrose Car Park collecting money on Saturday and Sunday.

The Mayor of Bromley Ian Payne kindly attended welcoming Veterans past and present.

Ady Shaw from Spitfire National Treasure kindly donated for Auction at the last minute a signed canvass print of a Spitfire signed by WW11 veterans.

John Windover who flies a YAk 52 Aerobatic WW11 plane auctioned Aerobatic Flight Experience which raised £355.00.

Phoenix City Disco played free of charge for our veterans family and friends 1940's music. Bright Sparks performers theatre and dance academy Biggin Hill who was dressed as Purley Kings and Queens put on a great performance singing and dancing which everyone enjoyed singing and toe tapping to.

New Life Church Main Road Biggin Hill kindly helped us out with more table and chairs.

I would like to thank the community of Biggin Hill and local businessess for their support and everyone else who attended and helped us raise money for this event,
Ride of Respect , the Armed Forces Bikers , UK Homes 4 Heroes .

Veterans visit for spitfire cafe's third anniversary

celebrated three years in business with WW2 Veterans
at our veteran breakfast club which is held once a mouth.

16/08/2016
Mr Ray Roberts who is 100 pop in for lunch.

On Tuesday 13 Sep Mr Ray Roberts pop in to the spitfire cafe with is family.
Mr Ray Roberts was born 24/10/1916
Mr Ray Roberts was in the R.A.F and on july 1940 his plane caught fire and he had to bail out. He become a member of the Caterpillar Club on account of using his parachutes.

13/09/2016
IMPS-Invicta Military Vehicle Preservation Society Welcome WW2 Veteran Albert Bennett.

Mr Albert Bennett who is 102 years old pop in the spitfire cafe on Sunday 18th Sep 2016.
Albert joined the R.A.F in 1941 working in India servicing Hurricanes and Dakotas before they flew off to Burma. Spitfire are a symbol of wartime victory but it was not only pilots who secured the planes place in history.

18/09/2016

Veterans enjoy an old fashioned knees -up '' to mark Queen's birthday

The Spitfire Cafe was decked out with flags and Union Jacks on Sunday 1st May as guests enjoyed afternoon tea and good old knees up and sing song from Pearly King and Queen from Bermondsey and Camberwell.