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<\/p>\nSo, its more or less then end of the summer and the end of another great year of open days at Cuckfield Royal Observer Corps bunker. This has been our best year so far. We had over 250 visitors spread over\u00a03 open weekends. The furthest visitor was from Spain, and the oldest visitor was 89 (she went up and down the ladder unaided and was genuinely a joy to meet). Most visitors were individuals and families but other visitors this year included the Mens group from St Wilfreds Church, who visited us twice, and the Lads from Haywards Heath Fire Station who came down for a morning visit. We also raised a small amount of money, more of that later!<\/p>\n
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Thanks and shout-outs<\/strong><\/p>\n Opening the bunker for visits is hard work and takes much\u00a0behind the scenes effort and we wouldn’t be able to do it without the help of a number of people or organisations, you have our thanks and gratitude. If we have missed anyone off this list, we are sorry, please let us know. (The list is in no particular order)<\/p>\n and last but by no means least, our partners who have to put up with endless amounts of bunker stuff in the garage\/shed\/loft\/bedroom and do so without (much) comment. Thanks, Chloe and Claudine, for your support \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Looking towards next year<\/strong><\/p>\n Now the thanks are out of the way, what are plans for the bunker for next year apart from open days? Well we raised through donations a small amount of money which has enabled us to do and plan the following:<\/p>\n Plans for open days next year haven’t been finalised yet but will probably be over the summer months again and probably 3 or 4 days\/weekends. When we have worked out when we will update\u00a0https:\/\/www.rocremembered.com\/<\/a>\u00a0and our facebook page (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Cuckfieldnuclearbunker<\/a>) with details. Alternatively the museum in Queens Hall in Cuckfield will have the dates.<\/p>\n We also hope to show some school groups around next year for educational purposes, and as always we can open at special request (by prior arrangement only) for interested groups\/societies.<\/p>\n Also we saw something cool on a restored post in Scotland (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/28Group36post<\/a>)\u00a0which we may do next year rather than our unprofessional looking handwritten and laminated access sign held down with a brick that keeps going missing.<\/p>\n (For details of the sign above, or to make your own signs, visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.signomatic.co.uk<\/a>)<\/p>\n So plenty to look forward to in 2014, hope to see some more visitors next year!<\/p>\n Mark and Ed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So, its more or less then end of the summer and the end of another great year of open days at Cuckfield Royal Observer Corps bunker. This has been our best year so far. We had over 250 visitors spread over\u00a03 open weekends. The furthest visitor was from Spain, and the oldest visitor was 89 … <\/p>\n\n
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