RAF Balderton memorial site improved thanks to volunteer efforts

An overgrown memorial site is now in pristine condition, thanks to the efforts of a team of volunteers.

The RAF Balderton memorial was unveiled last year, at what used to be the base’s main entrance on Old Great North Road.

When two members of the Balderton branch of RAF Association decided to hold a small, socially-distanced VE Day ceremony there in May this year, they found the site had become very overgrown and untidy.

Branch chairman Brian Hughes and president Nigel Branston reported back to the other members, and they decided to raise funds to improve the area.

Those involved with the clean-up were Brian and Gill Hughes, Darran Wilson, and Pam and Alan Simmons.