Lancaster – Flyover
This year marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day). In commemoration of this event, Boston High School in Lincolnshire was fortunate enough to secure a flyover of one of the only two remaining Lancaster Bombers, one of the most famous RAF heavy bomber planes of World Continue Reading
From BHS to The WAAF
Image: IWM (CH 14211) With the 80th anniversary of VE day just around the corner, a quick dive in BHS’s school archives brought up some old school magazines. One of which has an article about the departure of one of their staff members to join the WAAF. The article explains Continue Reading
LIFE OF LANCELOT: DIVERSITY & STRUGGLES IN LINCOLNSHIRE – CONTRAST FROM THEN AND NOW
Lancelot McFayden. Smithville, Jamaica to Boston, Lincolnshire. A young boy from Jamaica, who left his Caribbean home in 1944 to assist the ‘Mother Country’, was welcomed to the UK with open arms after being encouraged to help the war effort. But as the times have changed, many views have also Continue Reading
Ralph Ottey: The desire to join.
In 1942, 19-year-old Ralph Ottey came from the Caribbean to join the Royal Air Force (RAF) and became part of the World War 2 Dam Busters. What inspired him to get on that ship to fight for Britain? Ralph was raised by his grandparents in Little London (Jamaica). He was Continue Reading