Jun 11 2010
Club Visit To Museum
As a change to our normal club evening, Rotarians and friends visited the Combined Military Museum at Maldon on Thursday 10th June 2010. The visit begun with a short talk about the origins of the museum by the Curator, before those present enjoyed a finger buffet prior to studying the exhibits. There was a huge collection of firearms to study, and some of those present who had served in the armed forces quickly identified the ones they had used during their service. There was also an array of shells and ammunitions from both world wars and beyond, together with uniforms, medals and other forms of equipment. The only surviving “Cockleshell” kayak was on view as well as an engine from the TRSL aircraft. The area devoted to the spying side of life was extremely interesting with gadgets that James Bond would have been proud of. On the ground floor, one could observe the vast array of sword, axes, pikes etc. used in the Tudor and Stuart eras as well as many items of armour.
The tour took a full hour and all 22 who attended, all went home having enjoyed the evening with a better understanding of our role of our armed forces. It’s a museum for all to visit.
Our thanks to Gerry Buggle for arranging this most successful evening.
The Combined Services Museum can be found by clicking here.
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