St Mary’s Church, Cardington, invites you to an afternoon of fascinating talks reflecting on the legacy of Britain’s most ambitious—and tragic—airship project.
🗓 Saturday, 5th October 2025
🕑 2:00pm – 5:00pm
📍 St Mary’s Church, Cardington
Programme of Talks:
- On a “Wing” and a Prayer: The British Imperial Airship Scheme
by Rudi Newman, Historian - The R.101 Accident – a French Perspective
by Alastair Reid, Airship Association - Seizing the Skies
by Richard Moon, Bedford Drama Company
☕ Light refreshments will be available
💒 Entry by voluntary donation to St Mary’s Church Airship Museum
Come and join for a look back at the story of the R.101 and its place in both local and global history.