Forgotten Frontline

Telling the story of 2000 years of conflict and invasion in the County of Kent - The Frontline County

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Coming soon to @WhitsMuseum

'Shadow over England'

Memories of the 'V' Weapon Campaign
June 1944 - March 1945

Part of 'The Forgotten Frontline' project

More details to follow

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National Rural Crime Network Conference opening address by Tim Passmore, Police & Crime Commissioner for Suffolk raising profile of rural, heritage & wildlife crime and campaign to secure protection and wellbeing of rural communities and the historic environment.

#RuralHeritage

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Earlier in the week I had the pleasure to attend the celebration event for the Heritage Youth Partnership delivered by Youth United Foundation in partnership with @HistoricEngland Thank you to everyone who has been involved in the development and delivery of this amazing project!

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Great work protecting the historic environment and #MakingCommunitiesSafer

@HistoricEngland @AssocPCCs @PoliceChiefs @LincsPolice @OPCCLincs @MarcJonesLincs @RuralCrimeNtwk @DCCAndyProphet @RachelNolan516 @HistoricEngland

[Lincolnshire Police Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) @LincsRuralCrime]

Heritage crime week

RCAT are investigating a report of nighthawking that occurred overnight in the Revesby area on 13/11/2024. The offender was seen by farm staff and fled on foot leaving his metal detector and shovel.

#HeritageCrime
#heritageasb
#makingcommunitiessafer

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Great work protecting the historic environment and #MakingCommunitiesSafer

@HistoricEngland @AssocPCCs @PoliceChiefs @LincsPolice @OPCCLincs @MarcJonesLincs @RuralCrimeNtwk @DCCAndyProphet @RachelNolan516

[Lincolnshire Police Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) @LincsRuralCrime]

@LincsPolice @EnglishHeritage Sorry we ran out of letters to tag you in the main post!! 🙏
@HistoricEngland

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Great work protecting the historic environment and #MakingCommunitiesSafer

@HistoricEngland @AssocPCCs @PoliceChiefs @RuralCrimeNtwk @DCCAndyProphet @RachelNolan516

[Historic England @HistoricEngland]

This #ASBAwarenessWeek and #HeritageCrime Week, we have been working with policing and partnership colleagues from across England to raise awareness of the impact of crime and anti-social behaviour in the historic environment.

@HeritageCrime @RuralCrimeNtwk #heritageASB

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@EnglishHeritage @CIfA_HC

[Suffolk Rural, Wildlife and Heritage Policing @RuralPolicingSC]

As the end of Anti Social Behaviour Awareness week approaches, we visited Orford Castle. Whilst the team continually support our Heritage sights throughout the year, this is an ideal opportunity to highlight their importance. #1736 #1886 #heritageasb #heritagecrime

[Forgotten Frontline @FFLThe]

Great work by the team in @SuffolkPolice helping to protect the historic environment and #MakeCommunitiesSafer

@HistoricEngland @AssocPCCs @PoliceChiefs @RuralCrimeNtwk

[Suffolk Rural, Wildlife and Heritage Policing @RuralPolicingSC]

As the end of Anti Social Behaviour Awareness week approaches, we visited Orford Castle. Whilst the team continually support our Heritage sights throughout the year, this is an ideal opportunity to highlight their importance. #1736 #1886 #heritageasb #heritagecrime

[Forgotten Frontline @FFLThe]

OPEN NOW @WhitsMuseum

‘SHADOW OVER ENGLAND’

An exhibition to mark the 80th year of the ‘V’ Weapon Campaign June 1944 & March 1945. Six ‘robot’ weapons landed in the Whitstable area.

Scale models 3D printed by Casement Signs & painted by Carole Leith.

#shadowoverengland

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OPEN NOW @WhitsMuseum

‘SHADOW OVER ENGLAND’

An exhibition to mark the 80th year of the ‘V’ Weapon Campaign June 1944 & March 1945. Six of the ‘robot’ weapons landed in the Whitstable area.

We tell the story using eye-witness testimony, documents & original illustrations.

[Forgotten Frontline @FFLThe]

Thank you to Alison and all the team at ⁦@MSDSMarine⁩ & Heritage for sponsoring our bespoke #blakeyerth scale cards.

The cards were well used during the recording and #photogrammetry exercises.

⁦@WorldMonuments⁩ ⁦@HistoricEngland⁩

#intertidal #climate

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@CraterLocators @isleHeritagecic

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#ShadowOverEngland

V Weapon Campaign 1944-1945

V2 LONG RANGE ROCKET CRASHES INTO SEA

Thomas Porter resident of Seasalter, personal diary.

Tuesday 16th January 1945

“Another rocket landed in the sea off Hampton near Herne Bay at about 8.15 this morning.”

[Forgotten Frontline @FFLThe]

#ShadowOverEngland

V Weapon Campaign 1944-1945

V2 LONG RANGE ROCKET CRASHES INTO SEA

Thomas Porter resident of Seasalter, personal diary.

Tuesday 16th January 1945

“Another rocket landed in the sea off Hampton near Herne Bay at about 8.15 this morning.”

[Forgotten Frontline @FFLThe]

#ShadowOverEngland V Weapon Campaign 1944-45

Personal Diary of Thomas Porter - Tuesday 27 March 1945

“A Doodle exploded in the sea off Leysdown Monday morning & another in the sea off Long Rock Swalecliffe at 6.20 this morning”

RAF Aerial Photo in 1946 showing crash site.

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@TimescapesKent @CraterLocators

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#ShadowOverEngland V Weapon Campaign 1944-45

Personal Diary of Thomas Porter - Tuesday 27 March 1945

“A Doodle exploded in the sea off Leysdown Monday morning & another in the sea off Long Rock Swalecliffe at 6.20 this morning”

RAF Aerial Photo in 1946 showing crash site.

[Forgotten Frontline @FFLThe]

#ShadowOverEngland V Weapon Campaign 1944-45

Personal Diary of Thomas Porter - Tuesday 27 March 1945

“A Doodle exploded in the sea off Leysdown Monday morning & another in the sea off Long Rock Swalecliffe at 6.20 this morning”

RAF Aerial Photo in 1946 showing crash site.

[Forgotten Frontline @FFLThe]

@TimescapesKent @isleHeritagecic @CraterLocators @kent_archives

[Forgotten Frontline @FFLThe]

#ShadowOverEngland

Thomas Porter Personal Diary

Monday 15th January 1945

“This morning at about 11.15 a rocket landed in a field a few hundred yards inland from the town station. One old lady died shock and 52 were injured by flying glass, etc.”

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#ShadowOverEngland

Thomas Porter Personal Diary

Monday 15th January 1945

“This morning at about 11.15 a rocket landed in a field a few hundred yards inland from the town station. One old lady died shock and 52 were injured by flying glass, etc.”

[Forgotten Frontline @FFLThe]

@TimescapesKent @isleHeritagecic @kent_archives @CraterLocators

[Forgotten Frontline @FFLThe]

#ShadowOverEngland

31st August 1944

V Weapon Campaign 1944-1945

Thomas Porter personal diary

“Doodlebug German V Weapon shot down by one of our planes this morning & it landed in a field at South Street. German news hint at the early the early use of their V2 weapon.“

[Forgotten Frontline @FFLThe]

#ShadowOverEngland

31st August 1944

V Weapon Campaign 1944-1945

Thomas Porter personal diary

“Doodlebug German V Weapon shot down by one of our planes this morning & it landed in a field at South Street. German news hint at the early the early use of their V2 weapon.“