DEAR EDITOR - I am the local contact for the War Research Society run mainly by retired and serving police officers and ex-servicemen as a charitable hobby.

It was founded many years ago and supports a number of charities including the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal Fund, and veterans.

We run trips to the battlefields and cemeteries of Northern Europe namely the Somme, Ypres, The Ardennes, Normandy, Dieppe, Arnhem, Nijmegen, Reichswald, Rheinberg, Colditz Castle, the Dambusters Raid, Burchenwald and Prague. All trips have an experienced guide and conducted tours of the battlefields and visits to the requested cemeteries are made.

We would welcome enquiries and only ask for a medium sized stamped addressed envelope so that details can be forwarded.

D Sidaway

32 Meadow Road

Alcester

Warwickshire B49 6BA