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 Applleton
A REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 
Service is held each year at the 10 Sqn War Memorial, Melbourne, Yorks
A short 15 - 20 minute service by the Memorial is usually followed by coffee and bickies nearby after which we hold an informal lunch at the Plough Inn at Allerthoirpe..
We are grateful to Mr John Rowbottom, owner of Melrose Farm, for his continued support of the 10 Squadron Association, for his care and maintenace of the Memorial and for allowing us to hold our Annual Remembrance Service here.
As space is limited, lunch at the Plough Inn, Allerthorpe is only available for those for have made prior place/table reservations with the Pub on Tel: 01759 302349 or by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at least a week beforehand.
An Order of Service booklet will be available at Melbourne for those attending the Remembrance Sunday Service. However, in the event that insufficient copies are available on the day at Melbourne, it would be prudent to download a copy from the link below. (You need only print the pages 3 - 6 which are pertinent to the Remembrance Service itself.)
Remembrance Sunday 'Order of Service' booklet
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 (below)
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 new roundabout, signed to Melbourne & Allerthorpe. (Road sign points to Pocklington Gliding Club to the left.) Pass through Allerthorpe, passing the Plough Inn, where we have lunch, on your right and take no exits from this lane until reaching Melbourne village from the east.
Turn left (south) into Campey Lane and left at the next T-junction. - sign post 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.
For Sat Nav users, the Memorial is at the entrance to Melrose Farm : Postcode = YO42 4SS
HISTORY OF 10 SQUADRON - BOOK
'From BROOKLANDS to BRIZE'
(A Centennial History of No 10 Squadron)
by Ian Macmillan with Dick King
344 pages in a glossy, hard-backed volume, detailing Squadron records, personal anecdotes and memories, photographs and information about the Squadron and its Association.
For your copy email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Cost £25 (+ £5 p&p) to UK addresses
Sales of the book are open to all. Although the book has an ISBN number, it is not available on general sale in bookshops but is now available on Amazon.
Payment may be made by UK cheque, Bankers Draft or Postal Order and IBAN details will be supplied for overseas customers.
Front & Rear Cover images of the 344 page book which measures 21 x 26 cms
SOCIAL MEDIA - TWITTER & FACEBOOK
There are now Twitter and Facebook accounts which reflect the trend towards social media covering some aspects of 10 Squadron and the Association.
These are totally separate from the Association website and both are managed by non-ex-RAF members.
Any posts on these accounts by subscribers do not reflect any official views nor those held by the Association Committee. The posting of photographs there may also be subject to copyright issues which are outside the Association’s control. Classified information should never be posted on social media as this will incur security issues also outside the remit of the Association. A word of caution in using these aspects of social media is to be encouraged.
Nevertheless we welcome this move into the social media world and are grateful to those who are helping spread the word. Assistance in helping administer these facilities would be appreciated by those involved. Visit the sites to learn more.
For Twitter see: https://twitter.com/10Association
This may be viewed by all but non-subscribers to Twitter will be unable to interact.
For Facebook see: www.facebook.com/10SqnAssociation
Facebook subscribers are invited to ‘follow’ and ‘ like’ the page to enable a wider distribution.
LOOK HERE ....... HAVE YOU ONE OF THESE ?
A Defence Discount Service Privilege Card entitles all serving AND past members of the Services and their family relatives to obtain substantial discounts on shop and on-line purchases ranging from cars and holidays to smaller domestic items and services. The card costs £4.99 and is valid for 5 years. See below for further details. It seems churlish not to get one for just an outlay of only £4.99.
For further information and for a Card Application which may be made on-line, visit: www.defencediscountservice.co.uk or by telephone 01509 - 233446
After filling in the Application Form via their website, proofs of ID and past service are required. These may be Service Pension Payment Advice statements (with any private financial information suitably redacted), pages from your Record of Service, or other ID documents listed on their website.
Note: Please do not contact the Association if you have any questions about the above: ask the Defence Discount Service direct.
