(Kent Battle of Britain Museum. Aerodrome Rd, Hawkinge)
09.45 – 10:45 (Museum) Battle of Britain
On a former RAF airfield, we’ll visit the Battle of Britain Museum—among England’s finest volunteer-run institutions.
- signing Anti-Bombing Treaty and guided tour afterwards
(Battle of Britain Memorial. New Dover Rd, Capel-le-Ferne)
12.00 – 13.00 (Talkshow) Our Wall
At the memorial a RAF pilot, a poet and an artist will talk about Battle of Britain pilot William Walker’s moving poem Our Wall, a lasting tribute to courage, loss, and remembrance to who gave their lives in the conflict.
(Boat trip from Port of Folkestone to Port of Dover)
14.00 – 15.00 (Boat Trip) Bluebirds over Dover
We say goodbye to the RAF and hopefully we will see some Bluebirds during our boat tour along the white cliffs from Folkestone to Dover.
(Little Farthingloe Farm, Folkestone Rd, Dover) p.20 17.00 – 18:00 (Lecture) Land Girls
In Dover’s Women’s Land Army Museum we learn through poetry about the life and war effort from the Land Girls.
(The White Horse Pub, St James St)
19.00 – 20.00 (Readings) Poets Don’t Kill II
In the oldest pub of Dover countless soldiers had a drink we remember them with selected peace poetry.
21.10 – 23.40 (Ferry) Dover – Dunkirk
Crossing the Channel by ferry, we talk, read, and retrace the path of millions since Roman legions and before.