Posted on Facebook by Alan Matlock – 3rd May 2026
Walk the Woolston Spitfire Trail with Alan Matlock
Up to five spaces are available to join chair, Alan Matlock, on the next of his guided walks around the Woolston Spitfire Trail: Monday, 1st June, starting at 10.30 am.
Alan will explain the history of the Supermarine company; its development, guided by the design and engineering genius of RJ Mitchell; the bombing of the factories in September 1940, and the subsequent dispersal of production across Southampton and beyond.
We will see at least 5 of our commemorative blue plaques placed at Supermarine-related locations along Hazel Road. These mark the places where hundreds of Spitfire Makers worked, and where some of them died.
Alan’s talk will be illustrated with period photographs and enlivened by first-hand accounts of those who lived through these vital years in the history of the country and the rest of the world.
Please email Alan at spitfiremakersresearch@btintenet.com
if interested in finding out more.
Posted on Facebook by Alan Matlock – 3rd May 2026
“A Celebration of the Spitfire”
A special evening of lectures has been arranged in celebration of the 90th anniversary of the first flight of the iconic Spitfire
Come and hear from historian and author Dr Helen Doe, Chairman of the Spitfire Makers Trust, Alan Matlock, Hursley Park and Supermarine Historian, Dave Key, and Spitfire pilot Alastair ‘Steg’ Williams as they tell fascinating stories of the aircraft’s development and manufacture (in particular how this was done in and around Romsey), and what it was/is like to fly.
A unique occasion, not to be missed!
The event is being run in aid of Romsey-based cancer support charity, Jane Scarth House, and The Spitfire Makers Charitable Trust, and is supported by Romsey Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (RAODS), which owns and operates The Plaza Theatre.
Sun 5th Jul 2026, at The Plaza Theatre, Romsey. SO51 8JA
Doors open at 17.30 for a start at 18.00.
There will be an interval when the theatre bar will be open.
Tally Ho! Tickets are selling fast!
To book, go to:
https://www.ticketsource.com/…/celebration-of…/e-vrxmoa
We look forward to seeing you!
The Spitfire Makers Charitable Trust 