For Jan Silburn: I remember your late hubby Dave as a great character and he provided us with many a funny anecdotes of his service. One such occasion he talked about was in his trade of Electrician Driver (Ed) flying across the Atlantic in a RAF cargo plane carrying heavy generators. After loading the plane someone managed to squeeze a car on board. Over the ocean a problem occurred and Dave helped to jettison the car into the sea. I remember him as a great story teller and a great character who would help anyone. If you know his email password you could visit the denbury boys original group. All his messages will still be there, albeit back about ten years. Sadly the group got fragmented and we lost touch with Dave. We did launch a search for him in York about 2 years ago. We learned he was OK but he didn't return to barracks you could say. I was really sad to hear of his passing.

greetingsfrom the past

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George I totally agree with what you say. In my opinion the split caused by backbiting and in-house disputes over unfounded accusations were the cause of the “Second Original Denbury Boys Site” being formed.
Tony Gask has developed an amazing site that is open to all. No risk of moderation and people are free to express what they wish. A site well worth supporting and is obviously now the in the lead to be voted the best site for Denbury Boys all be it the youngest.

A very interesting programme about e powered heavy goods vehicles called, People Fixing The World on the BBC World Service at 0400hrs today. The pioneering firm is Siemens in Germany. What we know as a 40' artic at the moment loses a few metres and 5 tons carrying capacity to the battery cells. The narrator spoke of lorries being platooned together, spaced by 1.5 seconds braking distance speed. The lead vehicle absorbing more power than those following, the thinking is for the following lorries to electronically subsidise or top up the leaders battery. The latter still not perfected but is being worked on. I'm at a loss what to do with my own car which is a diesel. And newer types of same are only produced still diesel power, albeit with the Adblue additive that reduces the harmful gasses by 85%. Typing this has virtually convinced me the adblue diesel is the better option, for now.

Hi Tony,
Can you provide an update on numbers for Barnsley (and update it every few days).
Thanks for your continuing efforts.
Ted

Phil - Thanks for your kind remarks about this the Denbury Days website. It's nice to hear feedback about the site. Just one correction - the site has been going since about times Original Denbury Boys site started - I think it was 2002

Hi John Maher, it's good to know you're still on patrol. You kindly arranged for me to view the Keys Ceremony in the Tower of London about 8 years ago. I only mention it as a reminder. To be honest I felt sorry for those Guardsmen performing that ritual ceremony at 2200hrs, mainly for the tourists. "Halt who goes there", shouts a Yeoman Warden. The Keys, whose keys, the Queen's keys etc etc. That ceremony has been done every night for hundreds of years bar a week in the London Blitz of WW2. In reality the security of the Tower could be shut down with the flick of a switch in 2 seconds flat. I for one would discontinue the keys ceremony. I think there will be many changes when the Queen passes on. Thanks all the same John. Good to see you.

Good afternoon
I am trying to trace the buildings in some pictures that I have
My grandfather Captain Ronald Ernest Nunn had these photos in an album and it just says Denbury.
I am trying to trace where the buildings are. Ronald returned to the UK from India (he was in the Indian Army and then appears to have joined the British Army I think) in about 1945 till early 1950's and we cannot find where he lived.. have lots of photos of quarters in various counties in the south and south-east. I am waiting for his army records from the government but it may take a year apparently!
I am researching his life and any help would be most gratefully received. His date of birth was 1907.
The guy in the dark uniform is called Nightingale.. that is the only clue I have really apart from Denbury..
Thank you
Diane Evans
Sheringham

Tony.. I didn’t realize that. But you see quality prevails in the long term. Thank you for Denbury Days.