Wensleydale, the heritage centre you refer to at Waddo, is there any public
access? Also, where in the club is it located? I have many happy memories of a
misspent youth in Constance Ravens legacy.
The Heritage Centre takes up the four ground floor rooms on the left of the old NAAFI building as you look from the car park. They used to be used for the NAAFI Shop, the bar, and the snooker/TV room at the back.
To get a tour around the Heritage Centre, one has to book in advance. Look us up on the Waddington Website and contact via e-mail or phone. Our visits coordinator will arrange a date and time and we will meet you to get you through gate security etc. Please give us a few days notice if possible - it is all run by volunteers/secondary duties and we have to make sure that a tour guide is available for you.
The photograph shows the building after the Luftwaffe visited in May 1941, killing 11 personnel including the NAAFI manageress, Mrs Constance Raven - hence the name of the club. It has been repaired a little since then although water leaks through the ceiling!
We will have a stand in Hangar 3 at the air show (with a few bits of our Lancaster wreckage, etc). Happy to talk visits etc then.