How much do you know about the military heritage of Fulbeck and surrounding villages in the build up to Operation Market Garden – Arnhem.

Air to Battle offers a chance to learn more about the thousands of young Airborne soldiers who lived and trained locally and flew from local airfields for D-Day, and to the Netherlands for Arnhem.

Judy Urquhart, daughter of Maj General Roy Urquhart, Commander of the British First Airborne Division, is making a special visit to Fulbeck where her father was billeted in the 1944 build up to Arnhem. She will be introducing the talk by military heritage specialist Brian Riley.

Brian’s talk offers a chance to learn more about the thousands of young Airborne soldiers who lived and trained locally and flew from local airfields for D-Day, and to the Netherlands for Arnhem.

Imagine how the peace and quiet of this beautiful village contrasted with the heat of the desperate battle that British, American and Polish paratroopers encountered between 17^th and 25th September 1944.

The talk is part of events at Fulbeck Manor and Fulbeck Village Hall (15 -17 August) – including an archaeological dig.

The three-day Digging Market Garden excavation will search for mementoes from Urquhart’s stay and the engineering workshops in the nearby stables – now Fulbeck Craft Workshops – and is part of South Kesteven District Council’s developing Airborne Forces heritage trail.

Feel free to drop in to see military volunteers searching for wartime mementoes on the sites of two Nissen huts in the grounds of the historic Manor every day between 10am - 4pm.

On Saturday a Village Hall exhibition between 10am - 4pm will display finds from the excavation, with exhibits of military memorabilia and WW2 re-enactors.

All events are free to attend.