{"id":62267,"date":"2023-05-10T09:11:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T08:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/?p=62267"},"modified":"2023-05-18T19:29:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T18:29:34","slug":"visit-to-the-national-arboretum-7th-jun-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/visit-to-the-national-arboretum-7th-jun-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit to the National Arboretum &#8211; 7th Jun 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62427 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel.jpg 459w, https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel-98x55.jpg 98w, https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel-310x174.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bloxham Village History Club is organising a trip to The National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) in Staffordshire and <strong><u>non-members are welcome<\/u> <\/strong>to join us.<\/p>\n<p>The NMA is\u00a0part of the Royal British Legion. It contains almost <strong>400 memorials<\/strong> nestled amongst some 25,000 trees.<\/p>\n<p>During your visit you can experience riverside walks and participate in a wide variety of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenma.org.uk\/what's-on\/daily-activities\">daily activities:<\/a>\u00a0guided walks, land train tours, memorial talks, exhibitions and buggy tours.<\/p>\n<p>There is a restaurant and coffee shop, a shop and a Memorial Chapel where a daily act of remembrance takes place.<\/p>\n<p>The basic outline of the day is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pick up in Bloxham\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u20028:45am<\/li>\n<li>Arrive at Arboretum\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u200210:15am<\/li>\n<li>Leave at\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u20023:00pm<\/li>\n<li>Arrive back\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u20024:45pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Entry to the Arboretum itself is free \u2013 you would just have to pay a cost towards the coach. This will be <strong>\u00a316 per person<\/strong>.\u00a0 The coach will be air-conditioned and have an on-board WC.<\/p>\n<p>There is an optional\u00a0Land Train Tour\u00a0with pre-recorded commentary which explores the grounds and the memorials you see along the way.\u00a0This costs an additional\u00a0\u00a36.50.<\/p>\n<p>There is a\u00a0Daily Act of Remembrance\u00a0in the Millennium Chapel at 11am. This is free. You can participate in this Act of Remembrance and observe a moving two-minute silence in the Millennium Chapel. You will need to be seated by 10.50am in the Chapel for the consideration of others.<\/p>\n<p>Please respond to Brendan Hunter (<a href=\"mailto:brendanhunter1@outlook.com\">brendanhunter1@outlook.com<\/a>) to book places on the trip itself (\u00a316pp) and the Land Train Tour (\u00a36.50pp).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members and non-members are invited on this fascinating visit on Wed 7th June.<br \/>\nRead how to secure your place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-clubs-and-societies"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel.jpg",459,257,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel-220x130.jpg",220,130,true],"medium":["https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel-300x168.jpg",300,168,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel.jpg",459,257,false],"large":["https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel.jpg",459,257,false],"wzslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel-98x55.jpg",98,55,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel.jpg",459,257,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel.jpg",459,257,false],"loop":["https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel.jpg",230,130,false],"featured":["https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel.jpg",431,241,false],"featured@2x":["https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel.jpg",459,257,false],"featured-fixed":["https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel.jpg",431,241,false],"featured-fixed@2x":["https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel.jpg",459,257,false],"featured-cat":["https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel-210x140.jpg",210,140,true],"featured-cat@2x":["https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel.jpg",459,257,false],"single-featured":["https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel.jpg",459,257,false],"single-featured@2x":["https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel.jpg",459,257,false],"carousel":["https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NMA_Cancel.jpg",276,155,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"editor","author_link":"https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/author\/admin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Members and non-members are invited on this fascinating visit on Wed 7th June. 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