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Explore our original WW2 School Air Raid Shelter. Open to the public every 2nd Sunday of the month (plus other special events - see website).
Brighton, England
Joined October 2017
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Do you have a WW2 military vehicle and would like to join us on our special VE Day 80 weekend, 10th-11th May? If so, please contact us. We'll have all sorts of wartime-themed activities and entertainment running over the two days (plus of course our air raid shelter tours).
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Reminder, we are open this Sunday 9th for tours of our air raid shelter, plus the chance to examine the artefacts in our pop museum and to meet our wartime child veterans. Tickets at
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Can you handle it? Yes you can. Our next public open day for shelter tours is Sunday 9th. Come see some wonderful WW2 items in our pop-up museum, many of which you can handle, such as this tankard smashed in the Blitz. Tickets to visit can be purchased at
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We are super excited to announce a £85,575 grant from @HeritageFundUK to deliver our ‘Capturing Brighton’s last wartime veterans project’. Thank you @HeritageFundUK & National Lottery players for making this possible. Find out more about the project here:
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Good to see we are getting noticed over in the USA. Spread the word! Remember, we are open to the public on the 2nd Sunday of every month (see .
If anyone is looking for a preserved wartime air raid shelter for a research project, this Brighton UK site might do the trick. Check out this youtube video courtesy of WW2TV! (Thanks to Miles Bingham for the tip.)
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On this extraordinary day we remember those who 80 years ago turned the tide of the war. We will never forget. #DDay80 #dday #NeverForget #WW2
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Celebrating #nationalvolunteerweek2024 we would like to thank all our amazing Take Shelter volunteers - we couldn't do it without them!.If you would like to join our team drop us a line on TakeShelter@downsjun.brighton-hove.sch.uk and let's chat!.#Volunteers #JoinUs
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Not long now, the sun is shining (at last!) & the festival has started. what's on your @brightonfringe to do list? Why not discover more about Brighton's wartime heritage at our family friendly weekends? Tickets for tours & information: Please share!
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Apart from shelter tours, we have lots of activities planned for our @brightonfringe weekends - its enough to make you a bit peckish! Why not grab a tasty treats from Mrs Button's Tea Room?.Menu & activity details and link to book your shelter tours at
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Find out more about Barry & Gerald's story and what it was like to be a child evacuated to Brighton as part of your air raid shelter tour. See a sneak peek in this great ITV coverage: Tickets for our big Brighton Fringe weekends available now!
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Have you spotted them yet? Newly out and about on the streets of Brighton! .#BrightonFringe #TakeShelter #Volunteers #Museum #Heritage #WW2 #Veterans
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Escape the April showers at out last open day before our big Brighton Fringe events. Tickets for Sunday 7th April are available here: and there will be a limited number of walk-ins available on the door. See you there!
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Thank you to The Brightonian for featuring us in their April edition. Everything you need to know about our May events in the Brighton Fringe and more! (Link in comments) .If you can't wait that long we are open for tours on Sun 7th April, 10am-1pm. Tix:
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Did you know our Mother's Day celebrations owes a lot to the US & Canadian soldiers who were here during WW2? Find out more & enjoy our 'Mothers & Others' cafe offer this Sunday: .Caption: Canadian troops in Pavilion Gardens (courtesy of Brighton Museums)
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January Open Day booking link: (Photo above colourised by Jenici).
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Join us as we open up the shelter for our monthly morning of tours. About Take Shelter Built in 1939, the shelter was used th...
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As we enter the last few hours of 2023 thank you to everyone who has supported us this year. We couldn't have done it without you so thank you for the visits, chats, cups of tea, donations & memories!.Our next open day will be Sun 7th Jan - booking link in thread:
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An enormous thank you to Brighton & Hove Buses for their support of Take Shelter! .For information about the other charities and lots of free Santa Bus activities see:
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