Silloth Airfield 2015

Silloth Airfield, situated to the east of the small seaside town of Silloth-on-Solway in N.W Cumbria, was opened in June 1939, just before the start of WW2. It closed on 31st December, 1960. Silloth Tourism Action Group (STAG) received funding of £9,600 from Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a project to explore the significance of the airfield and create ways in which memories could be archived and preserved. This film - edited by John Hamlett www.memoirfilms.co.uk - is one of several outcomes. The funded project has now ended but the legacy of the project has kickstarted further efforts to preserve the memories of the men and women who were based at the airfield during WW2 and its aftermath.