Billy keeps an eye on Bruce, up at roof level showing what to do.	Steve & Fred At the back of the building Steve & Fred errect the scaffolding.	Billy This is in the early stages of re-roofing the Chapel museum.
Chimney Looking a bit sad and worse for wear the chimnies are taken down.	Fred & Steve make an inspection.	Chimney off roof As the chimnies are taken down they will be kept.
Fred,Albert & Skip seem to be slacking off?	Finished Albert,Fred,Skip,Bruce,James,Billy & Steve proud of a good job done.	The work carries on even when it rains, covers must be put on to stop leaks.
Finished The proud team pose with the flag flying high. picture taken from finished roof.	Steve Billy & Bruce The clouds are starting to form but work is well on the way.	Half way mark Looking good half way there.
These chimnies may only look small but by gosh they are heavy.	Hot How the weather changes, James is enjoying the sun.	Under all the corregated sheets insulation is installed to help keep the cold out and the warmth in.
There is alot more to this roof.	I think James is getting used to the high views.	James realy enjoying the sun, but it did get very hot.
Fred puts the flag up even when working.	Steve Bruce & Billy Taking a breather.	This is the roof before work began, looking a little weathered.
Work begins with putting up the scaffolding.	Skip sweeps the deals on the scaffolding.	Roof from above The roof has collected moss for many years but time for it's face lift.
Steve starts with getting the chimnies down.	Steve Hey caught you sunning yourself Steve, come on time to get on.	Billy & Fred give a thumbs up on how work is progressing.
Fred Billy Albert Skip Work carries on but what on earth if Fred up to.

2003 Open Day and we get a lot of visitors who lived on the base during the 1950's

We held our annual open day and were asked by a group who used to live on the base after the Americans left they were placed here because during the war their families were bombed out of their home a lot of them came from Norwich do you recognise anyone? if so I would love to hear from you.

In the centre the teacher then and on the right the teacher now

This selection of photos are kindly copies donated by Mr & Mrs Thomas of Swardeston near Mulbarton Norfolk they used to have the shop on the base.

These pictures are copyrighted to the museum if you want a copy please click the enquiry link giving details.

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November 2002 the museum got its own etched window.

It was decided that one of the windows in Father Becks room should have something special on it and Steve thought it would be nice to have a poem etched so a friend contacted  a gentleman by the name of Jasper Miles, a published man and one of his books he kindly donated to the museum.

An elderly gentleman and very frail but this did not stop him from compiling his ode, once written we had to raise the money to get it etched and thanks again (which will be repeated many times on this page) to all who helped with the funding to see it for real is a delight.

The biggest project for Hethel so far.

For quite a while now we have been making plans to make more room for more display area, we have just run out of room, so we have raised the money with your help to pay for the plans to be passed by the council to build  two Nissan huts now we have the job of raising the rest of the money to actually build them ... below are the plans so you can see what we are aiming for.

click on picture to enlarge.

Pat Ramm did a sky dive last year and raised money for us, we have held stalls at functions had our own open days, had donations from our Green Dragon members but we still need more, we are now at the point of re-marking out the site as unforeseen circumstances have come up and we have had to move the location of the huts round slightly so some very kind volunteers will re-mark the site up, then we will have to get the digger in again Mr Pat Ramm will use his digger to do this at a very reasonable rate. Below are a few pictures of the various stages. Please click on the pictures to enlarge.

Les filling a skip with scrap.	Cathy bringing remnants of scrap from Huts site.	Cleared area for proposed Nissan Huts
Ian measuring out location for Huts	As marking goes on.	Rather expensive equipment is involved.
Ian brought his equipment to do a proper job.	It's not a simple procedure.	As markers go in it's looking good.
As Ian marks out the boys take down the old tool shed.	Almost finished taking down the old tool shed to re-locate.

If you would like to help any size donation would help we have a "Sponsor A Brick" form so if you would like to sponsor one please send your details as we will be compiling the "Book of Gratitude" for everyone's name who donates, even if you would like to donate and put it in honour of a relative, friend or both please send the details. Please send to  C/O Sponsor A Brick Fund, 50 St Omer Close, Mulbarton,Norwich,Norfolk,NR14 8JU England (if overseas) and make payments to 389th Memorial Exhibition Museum. Please help, this is your museum your money is going to help.

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