Well the time has arrived for me to "leave on a jet plane" for England. Can anyone guess which song that I am referring to? Haha. I can't believe how fast the summer has gone; it has been a very memorable summer so far (mine and Sarah's engagement) and it isn't over yet! I thought this day would never arrive and now that it has, I have mixed emotions; I'm excited and nervous all at the same time.
My flight out of Dulles Airport is tonight at 9:05pm and I will arrive at Heathrow Airport in London at 9:25am on Sunday, July 22. Once I leave tonight, I will be out of text/cell phone communication for the three weeks that I will be gone, and I won't be able to be reached except via email and/or Facebook. I will update my blog daily so that you can follow along during my once-in-a-lifetime adventure across the pond.
Below is my detailed 3 week schedule/itinerary as promised. The next time that I will post on this blog will be from jolly old England!
WEEK 1
Day 1: Sunday 22 July
17.00 Meet at IWM Churchill War Rooms
17.15-18:15 Tour CWR with Director, Phil Reed
18.15-19.45 Cold buffet and drinks, with time to explore the museum
19.45 Assemble in lobby
20.00 Coach departs for Homerton College
21:30 Arrive at Homerton College and check in
Day 2: Monday 23 July
07:30-08:30 Breakfast at Homerton College
08:30 Taxi departs for IWM Duxford
09:00-09:30 Welcome from IWMD Director, Richard Ashton (Building 58)
09:30-09:45 Housekeeping and introductions
10:30-11:00 Morning break
11:00-12:30 Historic Duxford with Carl Warner, Research & Information Manager
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:45 Tour of the AAM with Holly Medland and Head Of Interpretation &
Collections, Steve Woolford (American Air Museum)
14:45-15:30 Tea and Cakes (Concorde Room)
15:30-17:00 Flight in the Dragon Rapide and Control Tower tour (Control Tower)
17:15 Taxi departs for Red Lion Inn
17:30-19:15 Meal at Red Lion Inn
19:15 Taxi departs for IWM Duxford
19:30-21:30 Films in the Astra Cinema
21:45 Taxi departs for Homerton College
22:00 Arrive at Homerton College
Day 3: Tuesday 24 July
07:30-08:30 Breakfast at Homerton College
08:30 Taxi departs for IWM Duxford
09:00-10:30 RadiowavesWorkshop (Learning Space 1)
10:30-11:00 Break
1100:12:30 RadiowavesWorkshop (Learning Space 1)
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-16:00 RadiowavesWorkshop (Learning Space 1)
16:00-17:00 Tour of the North Side with IvorWarne
17:15 Taxi to Homerton College
17:30-19:00 Dinner at Homerton College
Evening Free time
Day 4: Wednesday 25 July
07:30-08:30 Breakfast at Homerton College
09:15 Coach departs for Madingley Cemetery
10:00-11:00 Tour of Madingley Cemetery with historian, Arthur Brookes
11:00-11:45 Time to look around Madingley
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11:45 Coach departs for RAF Mildenhall
12:45-17:00 Tour of RAF Mildenhall with 100 ARW Historian, Mark Howell
17:00 Coach to Cambridge
18:00 Meal at The Eagle pub
Day 5: Thursday 26 July
07:30-08:30 Breakfast at Homerton College
08:30 Taxi departs for IWM Duxford
09:00-10:30 Master class: Home Front with Robina Hodgeson (Learning Space 2)
10:30-11:00 Tea and cakes (DAS café)
1100:12:30 Conservation Presentation with Chris Knapp (Hangar 5)
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Master class: Lancaster bomber with Robina Hodgeson (AirSpace)
15:00-15:30 Break
15:30-17:00 Master class: Informal Learning with Phil Sawford (Learning Space 4)
17:15 Taxi departs for Homerton College
17:30-19:00 Dinner at Homerton College
19:30 The IWM and Learning, talk with Director of Learning and Interpretation,
Sam Heywood (Alison Shrubsole Room, Homerton College)
Day 6: Friday 27 July
07:30-08:30 Breakfast at Homerton College
09:00 Coach to IWM London
10:30 Arrival at IWM London
11:00-13:00 Introduction to IWM Library Collection with Head of Collections Access,
Fergus Read and Librarian, Sarah Paterson (Old Dome Reading Room)
13:30-14:30 Lunch (Foyer)
14:30-15:30 Free time to look at exhibitions in IWM London
15:30-17:00 IWM Collections: The War Artists Advisory Committee with curator, Sara
Bevan
17:00 Travel to Victoria Park for picnic to watch the Olympic Games opening
ceremony on outdoor screens (optional)
Evening: Check in at the Generator Hostel London
Day 7: Saturday 28 July
07:30 Leave hostel and travel to London Bridge tube
08:00 Breakfast at Borough Market
09:00-14:30 Tour of Southwark and the City of London, including St Paul’s Cathedral
14:30 Afternoon tea
15:15 Sir John Soane’s Museum/Royal College of Surgeons (optional)
18:30 Dinner at National Theatre (optional)
19:30 London Road at the Olivier, National Theatre
Evening Return to the Generator Hostel
Day 8: Sunday 29 July
AM Check out of hostel and free time (train ticket to Cambridge provided –
the quickest trains take 45 minutes from King’s Cross and go every hour
at 15 minutes past, up until 23:15. There are later, slower trains running
up until 1:06.)
WEEK 2
Day 9: Monday 30 July
07:30-08:30 Breakfast at Homerton
08:30 Minibus to Duxford
09:00-09:45 USAAF Uniforms with curator Martin Boswell (Learning Space 1)
09:45-10:30 Literature perspectives (AirSpace Meeting Room)
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:00 Group workshops (Learning Space 1, 2 and Meeting Room)
12:00-13:00 Lunch (Meeting Room)
13:00-14:15 Group workshops
14:15-15:15 First group trials
15:15-15:30 Break
15:30-16:30 Second group trials
16:30-17:30 Third group trials
17:45 Minibus
18:00-19:00 Dinner at Homerton
20:00 Discussion: The Wartime Alliance: Legacies and Perspectives led by
Prof. David Reynolds (Alison Shrubsole Room, Homerton)
Day 10: Tuesday 31 July
07:30-08:30 Breakfast at Homerton
08:30 Minibus to Duxford
09:30-10:30 Past Pleasures: re-enactment workshop (Learning Space 1)
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:00 Past Pleasures: re-enactment workshop
12:00-13:00 Lunch (Meeting Room)
13:00-14:15 Group workshops (Learning Space 1, 2 and Meeting Room)
14:15-15:15 First group trials
15:15-15:30 Break
15:30-16:30 Second group trials
16:30-17:30 Third group trials
17:45 Minibus
18:00-19:00 Dinner at Homerton
19:00 Depart Homerton for King’s College
19:30 Tour of Cambridge (Meet at King’s College on King’s Parade)
Day 11: Wednesday 1 August
07:30-07:45 Breakfast at Homerton
07:45 Coach to Chiselhurst Caves
10:15-11:15 Tour of Chiselhurst Caves
11:20 Coach to Dover Castle
13:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-17:30 Tour of Dover Castle
17:30 Coach to Homerton (packed dinner provided)
Evening Free time
Day 12: Thursday 2 August
07:30-08:30 Breakfast at Homerton
08:30 Minibus to Duxford
09:00-09:45 Debate: Effectiveness of Bombing Strategy (Air Space Meeting Room)
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09:45-10:30 Talk with Harry Irons, veteran of Bomber Command (Air Space Meeting
Room)
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:00 Group workshops (Learning Space 1, 2 and Meeting Room)
12:00-13:00 Lunch (Meeting Room)
13:00-14:15 Group workshops (Learning Space 1, 2 and Meeting Room)
14:15-15:15 First group trials (Learning Space 1, 2 and Meeting Room)
15:15-15:30 Break
15:30-16:30 Second group trials (Learning Space 1, 2 and Meeting Room)
16:30-17:30 Third group trials (Learning Space 1, 2 and Meeting Room)
17:45 Minibus
18:00-19:00 Dinner at Homerton
Evening Free time
Day 13: Friday 3 August
07:30-08:30 Breakfast at Homerton
08:30 Minibus to Duxford
09:00-09:45 AAM Prisoner of War collections with Collections Manager, John Delaney
(Air Space Meeting Room)
09:45-10:30 Effects of Incarceration with criminology lecturer, Jason Warr (Learning
Space 1)
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:00 Group workshops (Learning Space 1, 2 and Meeting Room)
12:00-13:00 Lunch (Meeting Room)
13:00-14:15 Group workshops (Learning Space 1, 2 and Meeting Room)
14:15-15:15 First group trials (Learning Space 1, 2 and Meeting Room)
15:15-15:30 Break
15:30-16:30 Second group trials (Learning Space 1, 2 and Meeting Room)
16:30-17:30 Third group trials (Learning Space 1, 2 and Meeting Room)
17:45 Minibus
18:00-19:00 Dinner at Homerton
Evening Free time
Day 14 & 15: Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 August
Free time
WEEK 3
Day 16: Monday 6 August
07:30-08:00 Breakfast at Homerton
08:00 Minibus to Duxford
08:30-09:00 Greet young people at Duxford
09:00-10:30 Activity 1 (Learning Spaces 1,2 and 4)
10:30-11:00 Break (Picnic Room)
11:00-12:30 Activity 2 (Learning Spaces 1,2 and 4)
12:30-13:30 Lunch (Picnic Room)
13:30-15:00 Activity 3 (Learning Spaces 1,2 and 4)
15:00-15:30 Young people leave
15:30-17:00 Debrief and prepare for the next day
17:15 Minibus to Homerton
17:30-19:00 Dinner at Homerton
Evening Free time
Day 17: Tuesday 7 August
07:30-08:00 Breakfast at Homerton
08:00 Minibus to Duxford
08:30-09:00 Greet young people at Duxford
09:00-10:30 Activity 1 + 2 Radiowaves (Learning Spaces 1,2 and 4)
10:30-11:00 Break (Picnic Room)
11:00-12:30 Activity 2 + 3 Radiowaves (Learning Spaces 1,2 and 4)
12:30-13:30 Lunch (Picnic Room)
13:30-15:00 Activity 1 + 3 Radiowaves (Learning Spaces 1,2 and 4)
15:00-15:30 Young people leave
15:30-17:00 Debrief and prepare for the next day
17:15 Minibus to Homerton
17:30-19:00 Dinner at Homerton
Evening Free time
Day 18: Wednesday 8 August
07:30-08:00 Breakfast at Homerton
08:00 Minibus to Duxford
08:30-09:00 Greet young people at Duxford
09:00-10:30 Activity 1 (Learning Spaces 1,2 and 4)
10:30-11:00 Break (Picnic Room)
11:00-12:30 Activity 2 (Learning Spaces 1,2 and 4)
12:30-13:30 Lunch (Picnic Room)
13:30-15:00 Activity 3 (Learning Spaces 1,2 and 4)
15:00-15:30 Young people leave
15:30-17:00 Debrief and prepare for the next day
17:15 Minibus to Homerton
17:30-19:00 Dinner at Homerton
Evening Free time
Day 19: Thursday 9 August
07:30-08:00 Breakfast at Homerton
08:00 Minibus to Duxford
08:30-09:00 Greet young people at Duxford
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09:00-10:30 Activity 1 (Learning Spaces 1,2 and 4)
10:30-11:00 Break (Picnic Room)
11:00-12:30 Activity 2 (Learning Spaces 1,2 and 4)
12:30-13:30 Lunch (Picnic Room)
13:30-15:00 Activity 3 (Learning Spaces 1,2 and 4)
15:00-15:30 Break
15:30-21:00 Films in Astra Cinema, sports and BBQ
Evening Overnight in the AAM
Day 20: Friday 10 August
07:30-08:30 Breakfast (Picnic Room)
08:30-09:00 Presentation ceremony for Summer Camp
09:00-09:30 Young people leave
09:30-13:00 Initial debrief and collect lunch
13:00 Minibus to Homerton (time variable)
PM Free time
17:30-19:00 Dinner at Homerton
Evening Free time
Day 21: Saturday 11 August
09:00-12:00 Develop class project (Alison Shrubsole Room, Homerton)
PM Free time
18:30 Leaving dinner at Le Gross Franck
Day 22: Sunday 12 August
07:30-08:30 Breakfast at Homerton
AM Check out
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