Price: Free

Secret World War Two Learning Network

Organised by: Cranleigh Arts
Start Date
23 April, 2024
End Date
4 May, 2024
Website
https://cranleigharts.org/event/secret-ww2-learning-network/

Secret World War Two Learning Network

Find out about the agents trained at Winterfold, outside Cranleigh, and also in a 15-mile radius of the village. You’ll discover the stories of brave secret agents, people like:

  • Nestor Bodson, a Belgian trainee agent, tempted with seduction in the Regal Cinema, Cranleigh
  • Willie Grover-Williams, a champion racing driver who was the winner of the first Monaco Grand Prix
  • Ab Homburg, a Dutch agent who was arrested by the Nazis, escaped back to Britain and became a Spitfire fighter pilot
  • Violette Szabó, awarded the George Cross
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