Aultbea,Scotland

Описание: The Aultbea Hall was built as a cinema in 1941 providing a social and recreational venue for the forces stationed there.
Visit of Valentina Golysheva from Archangel, of the Institute of Philology and Intercultural Communications, The Department of English for Humanities Training, who came to Britain to launch her book, "A Flashback to the Russsian Arctic Convoys", on HMS Belfast, on 8th February 2015. The book is dedicated to her father Georgy Golyshev, 1919-44, senior seaman, motor-mechanic of Northern Naval Fleet in Arkhangelsk, who lost his life at Kara Sea on August 12th 1944 in convoy BD-5. After the launch, Valentina travelled to Loch Ewe to see where the Convoys left for Archangel. George Milne, the Chairman of the Russian Arctic Convoys museum project, and also Francis and Mary, members of the project, helped to make the visit most interesting, showing Valentina and Elena Reid, Chairperson of the Highland-Russia Connection Charity, around the area.

For all who are interested in the second world war, and the Russian Arctic Convoys, there is so much to see in the Loch Ewe area, with many buildings very well preserved and unique exhibits to be seen in Inverasdale School, which is open to the public from May until October. The Arctic Convoys ran from 1941-45, with 811 merchant ships dispatched, 707 of which arrived safely, delivering 7411 aircraft, 4932 anti-tank guns and 5218 tanks, with a loss of 104 ships and nearly 3000 crew members. Described by Winston Churchill as "The worst journey in the world" The Russian people were grateful for all the assistance received from the brave sailors who undertook these perilous journeys.