Chichester Branch

by | Jun 14, 2022 | News

To celebrate Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee Chichester Branch attended the City Council’s jubilee event in Priory Park, Chichester on Saturday 4 June 2022. With a stand containing artefacts and literature Chichester Branch members met and mingled with the crowd who were most definitely attracted to Von Arnim’s staff car. Kindly lent by The Association the car was transported from Kent for the occasion, which must have been the first time that it was back in the City for over 50 years.

 

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