Tour of the Battle of Britain Bunker!

Come along on Saturday 24th January for a tour of the Battle of Britain Bunker in Uxbridge!

About the visit
The Battle of Britain Bunker is an underground operations room at RAF Uxbridge, formerly used by No. 11 Group Fighter Command during WW2.

Fighter aircraft operations were controlled from there throughout the War but most notably during the Battle of Britain and on D-Day.

No. 11 Group was an important part of the system for several reasons: Firstly, as one of four group headquarters, No. 11 Group's Operations Controller was responsible for making key decisions that would affect the outcomes of aerial battles - how many fighter aircraft to scramble, which type of aircraft, which squadrons to use, when to scramble them, where to scramble them from and where to scramble them to. Secondly and also due to its role as a group headquarters, No. 11 Group was responsible for organising and coordinating the activities of seven sector stations at which its fighter squadrons were based.

When we arrive, we will look around the exhibition, before having a 1 hour guided tour in the underground bunker, which is largely untouched since WW2. After the tour, we will be free to look around the rest of the exhibition.

The visit should last about 2 hours.

Cost
Entry & the tour is £13 per person for Full Members and £14 for everyone else. Payable on the day by cash or credit card.

The exhibition is self-guiding and then the tour in the bunker lasts about 1 hour.

Become a Full Member
To become a Full Member (£14 a year), either:

- Pay cash at an event
- Pay via Bank Transfer ((TSB Bank plc, Sort code: 77-66-65, Account
no: 00030809, Account name: Cultureseekers))
- Pay via credit card on the day or in advance (https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QLAX8AUI)
- Pay via PayPal, send a payment to general@cultureseekers.org, using the ‘Friends & Family’ option

Benefits of becoming a Full Member here...

Afterwards
After we will head to the bunker's cafe called 'Daisy's in the Park' for a chat over a drink from 4:00pm.

If you can make it, please come to the cafe afterwards, as its a great way to meet and get to know others after the visit.

Please note, we only wait outside the station for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time, so please be early or on time.

If you can't see us outside the station, please text.

Look out for the red and blue 'London Cultureseekers' group sign.

Hope to see you there!

Robert
07905 901 834 (prefer text) or email: general@cultureseekers.org

On the day, if you can’t make the visit, just change your RSVP to No or text me to say you can’t make it.
Please don’t post any messages in the comments that you can’t make it, as this generates spam for everyone else.

Please make sure you are aware of the group rules here before RSVPing - https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/messages/boards/thread/53768478