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1. takeshelter.org.ukTake Shelter

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   Take Shelter |. Welcome to the only School Air Raid Shelter open in the South. Armed Forces Day 2024 – Saturday 29th June. We are honoured to be hosting Brighton & Hove’s Armed Forces Day flagship event on Saturday. Tours are free, and tickets for tours are available in person on the day.

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     The Shelter. In the summer of 1939, as the threat of war...

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     A formal open was held in April 2023 with the Lord...

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     Buses 26, 46 and 50 run up and down Ditchling Road. Through...

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     Take Shelter Downs Junior School, Rugby Road, Brighton, East...

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     Take Shelter Downs Junior School, Rugby Road, Brighton, East...

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     Take Shelter is located at Downs Junior School which is on...

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   Take Shelter, Brighton. 617 likes · 22 talking about this. Rare underground museum of the fully restored WW2 Air raid shelter, situated underneath Downs Junior

3. takeshelter.org.uk › our-shelterThe Shelter | Take Shelter

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   The Shelter. In the summer of 1939, as the threat of war grew closer, air raid shelters were built in schools up and down the country. Today the only school shelter open to the public is underneath a playground at Downs Junior School in Brighton.

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4. 2022.brightonsummit.com › blog › take-shelter-anTake Shelter: an immersive museum - 2022.brightonsummit.com

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   Take Shelter is an immersive museum that we’ve installed inside an original World War Two air raid shelter at Downs Junior School. Visitors experience what life was like during the war years with first hand stories brought to life with rare local photographs, archive video clips and a bombing simulation.

5. www.brightonfringe.org › events › take-shelterTake Shelter! - Brighton Fringe

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   Step back in time to 1940s Brighton as you explore our original wartime air raid shelter, vintage fair, museum and cafe. - Downs Junior School - Sat 11th 2024, Sun 12th 2024, Sat 18th 2024, Sun 19th 2024.

6. takeshelter.org.uk › alan-dart-videoAlan Dart Video | Take Shelter

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   Alan Dart volunteers at Take Shelter! and leads weekly workshops for the visiting school children. Alan is known to the team as the walking Google of WW2, as he has an encyclopedic knowledge or Brighton’s history during the war years.

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   Are there any air raid shelters in Brighton?

   • Take Shelter! - Brighton Fringe Take Shelter! Step back in time to explore a unique part of Brighton's wartime history with one of our air raid shelter tours. During the war, every school would have had its own air raid shelter, now one of the only surviving examples in the UK is under the playground at Downs Junior School.

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   What to do in Brighton in 2024?

   • Step back in time to 1940s Brighton as you explore our original wartime air raid shelter, vintage fair, museum and cafe. - Downs Junior School - Sat 11th 2024, Sun 12th 2024, Sat 18th 2024, Sun 19th 2024

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   Where is the only school shelter open to the public?

   • Today the only school shelter open to the public is underneath a playground at Downs Junior School in Brighton. The shelter, or ‘trenches’ as it was known, are a series of interconnecting tunnels made from pre-cast concrete panels approximately 3 metres below the playground.

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   What time is take shelter open?

   • We will be open between 10am – 1pm for shelter tours as well as a chance to explore our WW2 museum, chat to our veterans and browse our Take Shelter gift shop. Tickets are required for tours but all other activities are drop-in. We are planning two packed wartime inspired weekends.

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8. www.brightonchamber.co.uk › member › take-shelterTake Shelter - Brighton Chamber

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   Take Shelter. A not-for-profit team offering local living history about life during WW2. We have renovated and opened an original WW2 school air raid shelter for public and school visits throughout the year. Our immersive tours frame everyday life in Brighton during the war years.