The Verwood Concert Brass Ensemble were very honoured to have been asked to play at the Tarrant Rushton airfield D-Day commemorations which were held on Sunday 2nd June 2019.

If you saw our posting of the Verwood Training Band playing in damp conditions then that’s nothing compared to the down pour the ensemble got caught in as the photo shows, so well done the VCB Ensemble.

However, in reality getting wet is a minor inconvenience when recognising why they were there at Tarrant Rushton which was to commemorate the extraordinary bravery of all of the armed forces that took part in the D-Day landings of 75 years ago but in particular the part that the Tarrant Rushton airfield and its people played.

As can be seen from the photo below it was a base for Halifax bombers and gliders.

The event was organised by the Wimborne branch of the Royal Air Forces Association in Dorset.

Chairman Eddie Robertson was reported in local press saying: “Tarrant Rushton airfield has a remarkable and important history in times of both war and peace. The courage of its Halifax aircrews, glider pilots and airborne troops should be remembered and commemorated. The bravery and sacrifice of the men who failed to return after flying from the airfield should never be forgotten.”

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