RAF 10 Squadron Association

 

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THE 10 SQUADRON MEMORIAL

 

Imperial War Museum Register of Memorials - http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.31016/fromUkniwmSearch/1

           

 The Memorial was designed by Norman Appleton (1926 - 2022)

      REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY     

A Service is held each year at the 10 Sqn Memorial, Melbourne, Yorks  YO42 4SS

A short 15 - 20 minute service by the Memorial is usually followed by coffee and bickies on the nearby farm. 

We are grateful to Mr John Rowbottom, owner of Melrose Farm, for his continued support of the 10 Squadron Association, for his care and maintenance of the Memorial and for allowing us to hold our Annual Remembrance Service here.

A few Order of Service pamphlets will be available at Melbourne for those attending the Remembrance Sunday Service but it might be prudent to download and print part of the copy from the pdf link below.  (You need only print the pages  3 to 5 (3 x sheets) which are specifically pertinent to the Remembrance Sunday Service.)

 Remembrance Sunday 'Order of Service' Booklet - 2024 version 

 Directions to the memorial situated at the entrance to Melrose Farm, Melbourne, North Yorks.  YO42 4SS  are given below:-

Note :   If coming from York on Remembrance Sunday, the B1228 road is closed in Elvington between 1100 – 1200 hrs for the Elvington Village Remembrance Day service and parade.  Through traffic is not allowed through Elvington to Sutton on Derwent and Melbourne.    

 FOLLOW THIS ROUTE  INSTEAD  ------

From the A64 York ring road take the exit for the A1079 signed for Beverley & Hull.  At 9.3 miles from the A64, opposite Barmby Moor Industrial Estate, take a right turn at the roundabout, signed to Melbourne & Allerthorpe. (Road sign points to Pocklington Gliding Club to the left.)  There is a Service Area here where toilet facilities are available.

Pass through Allerthorpe village, passing the Plough Inn, seen on the right side of a sharp left-hand bend and take no exits from this lane until reaching Melbourne village from the east.  

Turn left (south) into Campey Lane and after 1 mile turn left at the next T- junction.  The sign post below is at this junction where you should turn left and it shows Seaton Ross 2 miles and Mkt Weighton 9 miles.

Travelling east towards Seaton Ross, the Memorial is on the right after 1 mile, adjacent to a large sign marked Melrose Farm. Adequate parking is available up the side tarmac, farm lane by the Memorial.  Total journey distance from leaving the A1079 at Barmby Moor roundabout is 5.4 miles. 

Please plan to arrive at about 10:30hrs so that the 2 Mins Silence at 11:00 hrs may be observed on time.

 

 wef Nov 2024 - SUNDAY LUNCHES are available again at The Plough Inn at Allerthorpe

Telephone The Plough on:  01904 – 463326 to secure a place for the Remembrance Sunday Lunch, not forgetting to add that you are a member of the 10 Sqn Association.  We suggest that places there are not requested for dining until after 13:00 hrs on Remembrance Sunday.  Settle up your own bills before leaving  too. 

 

NOTE:  If coming up the M1 from the south via Sheffield, the most direct route is via the M1 - M18, passing abeam Doncaster, to the  M62 Eastbound. Follow signs for HULL and leave M62 at Junction 37 for HOWDEN (12 miles from the Memorial).  Follow B1228 north until turning due east to Melrose Farm, passing the signpost pictured above on your right side when you're getting close and about 1 mile south of Melbourne village. (The junction off the B1228 to turn east straight to the Memorial is under the 'g' in East Cottingwith on the map below.)

 

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