Flypast Confirmed

On April 26th the BE2 from Sywell aerodrome will be doing a flypast in the skies above Spratton. It is a replica of the plane Lt William Rhodes-Moorhouse flew for the RFC in WW1

The  actual BE2 that will take to the skies above Spratton

Rhodes-Moorhouse Event Flyer

 

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Remembrance Day 2014

Spratton Local History Society remembered all 18 young men from the village of Spratton whose lives were sacrificed in the First World War and laid a wreath at the foot of the War Memorial. They especially remembered William John Smith of the Northamptonshire Regiment who was killed in France on 2 November 1914 and was the first man from the village to die in the war. His name is on the Menin Gate in Ypres.

A wreath was also laid in memory of William Rhodes-Moorhouse VC of the Royal Flying Corps who died on 26 April 1915.

History Wardrobe booked for Spratton's First World War Event

11.30 am Sunday 26th April in Hunter Hall at Spratton Hall School

Part of Spratton's First World War commemorations

World War One had catastrophic impact on the lives of millions, both on the battlefield and on the Home Front too. It was also a time of tremendous social upheaval, bringing new opportunities and freedoms to many women, all of which had a dramatic impact on fashions.

The History Wardrobe bears witness to the lives of women during the war by showcasing their stories... and their clothes.

 

Moving and amusing, with many anecdotes and a unique display of costumes and uniforms, Women and the Great War complements the publication of the exciting new costume history books by Lucy Adlington - Great War Fashion - Tales from the History Wardrobe and Fashion: Women in World War One



 

 

Spratton Remembers The Great War 1914-1918

The village of Spratton, Northamtonshire is to commemorate all those from their community who served in the Great War of 1914-1918. The date chosen is 100 years exactly since Spratton resident, Lt William Rhodes-Moorhouse RFC made the daring but fatal flight that earned him the Victoria Cross.

Saturday 25th April 2015  12 noon - 5.00pm  Spratton Hall School

2.00pm Launch of SLHS book and talk on LT William Rhodes Moorhouse VC RFC

2.45pm Keynote talk on the Great War by Vernon Creek of the RAF Museum

Sunday 26th April 2015 10.30am- 4.30pm

11.30am-1.00pm Women and the Great War

An amusing and moving talk with a unique display of original costumes by History Wardrobe

2.00pm-2.30pm Talk on LT William Rhodes Moorhouse VC RFC

3.05 Flypast of BE2b from Sywell Aerodome (weather permitting)

 

The village of Spratton, Northamptonshire, is going to commemorate their local RFC  hero by holding a weekend event on 25th / 26th April 2015 in the grounds of Spratton Hall School.  There will be a fly-past of a replica BE2 bi-plane from WW1 and another replica in a static display on the ground.

On 25th April there will be a book launch of an illustrated biography of the brave young man and it is also intended to unveil a commemorative stone.

26th April 2015 is the exact centenary of the day that Lt Rhodes-Moorhouse made his daring, but fatal, flight that earned him a Victoria Cross.

In a little corner of England...

Much has been written about William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse, the first British airman to be awarded the Victoria Cross. From 1899 to 1913, over half his lifetime, his home was the small Northamptonshire village of Spratton.

Flying machines that were little more than wood and wire,  Rhodes-Moorhouse was a pioneer in the developing aeronautical world.

Early planes were little more than 'wood and wire'. 



Rhodes Moorhouse had a passion for cars as well as planes!!

World War One - Royal Flying Corps 'Fighter Plane'