Thanks to Neil Shirley, we have an event arranged to visit the old Rhydywyn Ministry of Supply site at Rhydywyn (Visiter Centre, 17 Nant Alyn Road, Rhydywyn, Flintshire, CH7 5HQ). This is now in the hands of the Rhydywyn Valley History Society who are restoring the site and wartime buildings and who run tours to enable the public to visit. During WWII this local site at Rhydywyn was used for the production and storage of Mustard Gas in its purpose built underground tunnels and later also used for the development of the UK's atomic bomb programme. A proper secret local location then!

The event will take place on Sunday 13th October. In the morning we will be shown a film of the site from the 1940's and told about its history. They have then suggested that you bring your own food for lunch and they will provide tea and coffee at £1.00 per cup. After our lunch stop we will be given a tour of the site and buildings with one of the History Society's guides. The cost will be £5 per head and for a slightly higher cost they may also try to open the tunnels for us as well - however this will be dependent on their own operational circumstances. Either way this is an event not to be missed in order to visit a proper part of Britain's hidden wartime past.

Times and details of where we will meet on the day will follow. However, If you wish to attend please comment on this Facebook post (or by texting me on 07798 922548) with numbers and also confirmation that you would be up for the longer tour including the visit to the tunnels if available (Please note that the tunnels are large enough for army wagons to drive in and are generally not claustrophobic).