Highlights of Knight’s Cross Winner, Günter Halm’s talk at CVHF
Günter Halm, a veteran of the Second World War, fought under Rommel in the Deutsches Afrikakorps, won the Knight’s Cross for his part in the First Battle of Alamein in July 1942 and later served in Normandy. In his talk at Chalke Valley History Festival on Saturday, 2nd July, he discussed his wartime memories in what was a truly fascinating morning.
CVHF 2016: Günter Halm Highlights from Chalke Valley History Trust on Vimeo.
The Eyes of History
A beautifully shot video of Living History at Chalke Valley History Festival..by Henry Lynch, Bournemouth University
CVHF: Little Things Part 2 from Chalke Valley History Trust on Vimeo.
Parking and site accessibility update
We apologise for the delay in getting to our Festival carpark today. This is due to the mud created by recent bad weather. We are working as quickly as we can to get you all in safely.
All talks are being delayed by 15 minutes and anyone missing a talk will be offered tickets to alternative talks.
Please remember to wear appropriate footwear (wellies or sturdy walking boots!)
Living History..backstage
A look backstage at Living History at Chalke Valley History Festival..
LIVING HISTORY BACKSTAGE 2 from Chalke Valley History Trust on Vimeo.
CVHF Air Show Update From Paul Beaver
Paul Beaver talks about what to expect at our Air Show this year..
Paul Beaver Air show promo from Chalke Valley History Trust on Vimeo.
Somme Service, Chalke Valley History Festival
Our #Somme100 service this morning was led by Rt Revd. Nicholas Holtam, Bishop of Salisbury at our #WW1 trench. Broad Chalke Primary School sang beautifully and there were readings by Lieutenant-Colonel John Wakelin, Alex Langlands and Bee James.
somme from Chalke Valley History Trust on Vimeo.
Dr Tom Booth
Dr Tom Booth from the Natural History Museum talks to us about the extraordinary discovery of a mummy found locally in Sixpenny Handley.
Tom Booth – Natural History Museum Mummy from Chalke Valley History Trust on Vimeo.
UPDATE ON MUDDY CONDITIONS & SITE ACCESSIBILITY AT THE FESTIVAL
We have had a record amount of rainfall in the last month and unfortunately the site has become quite muddy. CVHF is taking action to improve both the car park accessibility and the event areas:
EVENT ARENA
1. We are putting down additional matting at the main entrance and the entrances to the talk tents
2. We are purchasing significant tonnages of woodchip to place at points of significant footfall
CAR PARK
1. The tracking in our field is being kept clean and covered in sand to improve traction
2. We are utilising a rota system for entry and exit traffic routes to use less muddy parts of the field
3. We are increasing the numbers of car park attendants
4. We have multiple tractors on site to ensure cars can be moved at all times if they get into difficulty
5. We are deploying our additional car park over the weekend which is dry and unused so far
We are laying on additional assistance for the public
1. People with mobility requirements are able to use mobility scooters throughout the site and we are supplying a quantity of scooters for the public
2. We are providing several drivers in the car park to ferry infirm people from their cars to the event arena
3. All of our volunteers and staff will be assisting the public to ensure they can fully enjoy the festival
All customers should ask for assistance at any time from any the volunteers and staff
The last two days have seen a significant improvement as the drier conditions and sun and wind have resulted in the fields becoming less muddy and we expect further natural drying.
CVHF Team
