This year on Remembrance Sunday, 12th November, the International Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln is holding a Service of Remembrance at 10.45am – 11.10am and will be open all day for anyone wanting to visit.
The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) is a world-class facility which serves as a point for recognition, remembrance and reconciliation for Bomber Command. Working with experts at the University of Lincoln, it provides the most comprehensive record of the Command in the world, The IBCC aims to ensure that generations to come can learn of their vital role in protecting the freedom we enjoy today.
IBCC is requesting donations to help to support all aspects of the International Bomber Command Centre and particularly to help complete the build of the centre and ensure the legacy of Bomber Command is preserved. As such, IBCC is asking people to bring in their old pound coins so they can try to create a runway of gold from the Command Centre to the Spire.
To create the Runway of Gold IBCC hopes to persuade people to hunt down the back of their sofas, cupboards, etc to unearth their old pound coins. Whereas the general public can no longer use these, charities have been given an extra six months. There are estimated to be £48 million still in circulation.