Mascots of Bomber Command - Family Activity Day

Mascots of Bomber Command is a free family day at the International Bomber Command Centre on Tuesday 27 October, running from 10:30am to 3:30pm in the IBCC Suite. It's part of a wider programme of free family events the centre puts on, and it looks at the animals and lucky charms that aircrews kept with them during the Second World War. There'll be crafts and stories throughout the day, so it's one you can bring the kids along to.

If you haven't spent much time there, the International Bomber Command Centre is the only place in the world dedicated to the losses of Bomber Command during the war. Its collection brings together the stories of the men and women from 62 different nations who served in the command, alongside those who suffered under the bombing campaigns and those whose survival was secured by the unit's humanitarian operations. Outside, 23 walls of names carry 271 panels honouring almost 58,000 men and women who lost their lives, and the site is home to a 102ft-high Memorial Spire whose wingspan matches that of an Avro Lancaster bomber, plus ten acres of Peace Gardens.

The centre is a Visit England Quality Assured attraction, a Sandford Award winner, and a Kids in Museums manifesto member. This day sits within its regular schedule of free family activities, which raises money for the centre's charity work in heritage preservation, education, and outreach. It's a good way to get the kids involved with the history of the place without it feeling like a school trip.

It's free entry, and it runs from 10:30am to 3:30pm on Tuesday 27 October in the IBCC Suite at the International Bomber Command Centre, Canwick Avenue, Lincoln, LN4 2HQ.