THE TINY PARK WITH A MIGHTY HEART
	has its uplifting home behind the barn at Tally Ho Farm Shop & Equine Centre, Crouch Lane, Winkfield, Berkshire SL4 4RZ United Kingdom with fragments unearthed in its historic 1943 USAAF B17 debris field now in outposts elsewhere in the UK, in Germany, and across the USA it's unattended but free to visit and enjoy during the Farm Shop opening hours 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm Sundays
	NB Everyone's welcome at the ThanksGathering at 2pm on Sunday 19th November 2017. Programme includes first public sight of the Paternoster Plaques and placing other plaques on the Uplifters Fence. And some readings and, of course, singing...
	Assistant Ranger Doug Digger says: this website is being reworked to reflect the changes that have taken place since the opening in June 2014. But he recommends these A4 Guides that have loads of dug-up information in a PDF form that's easy to browse or print on tablets as well as laptops and desktops.
	THE 2017 VISITORS' GUIDE TO THE FIELD & PARK to print out or bring with you on tablet or phone
	The remarkable new resource for local churches and schools to borrow and put to use - The Lord's Prayer in 20+ different languages
	MISSION 115Z The 2017 Guide and Story of how the fragments found were made into unique conversation pieces
	and also for families, schools, clubs, churches and other communities to join in and enjoy a lasting presence in the Park - and beyond
	Placing a plaque on the Uplifters Fence - to give thanks to and for someone or something
	says creator, co-ordinator and Park Ranger Hugh Gibbons Contact hughgibbons@just1.org.uk
	Like many other people already, you'll find lots in the story of the Field & Park to smile at - and surprise.  Though only a few metres wide and deep, the Park is bighearted and unusual in being a public celebration of kindness and humanity. And the value of VGOSH! What started as chance find while metal-detecting has become somewhere that shares and projects mettle in many forms. In long-cultivated countryside to the west of London and close to Windsor, Legoland, Ascot, and Bracknell, the Park is a very different sort place for anyone to pop in. It's a good place for a family picnic, and it's easy to arrange something for small group visits. The Park is at the edge of the big Field - and the Fence has become the home of a big array of plaques in tribute to Uplifters. Uniquely, there are outposts in some unexpected places including family homes, offices, embassies, museums, and churches - in the UK, across the USA, in Germany and elsewhere. If you want to add a plaque or set up your own outpost, you'll be very welcome - see the section below. The Field and Park started with my finding a handful of metal relics from USAAF B17F #3351Z seventy years after it tumbled into the tiny RAF Winkfield and ended up ablaze in our Tally Ho field at 6.24pm on Thursday 14th October.  Z had been taking part in a very historic event in the liberation of Europe - the Mighty Eight's Mission 115, second of over twenty raids on the city of Schweinfurt. It was a brutal and memorable day's battle that saw courage on both sides, military and civilian, in the air and on the ground. It was said that the story of Z was a remarkable saga - and didn't drop its bombs. Our crew had a happy landing, and most eventually went home to long lives in the USA. The burnt-out wreckage of Z was removed, and the field left in peace until my metal detector began to bong at 10.24am on Sunday 20 October 2013!   Intrigued, I researched the families and communities involved then and now.  What came to light was many stories of kindness, common humanity and generosity of spirit.  So it seemed appropriate to make something in tribute not just to them but to all the world's hidden heroes after conflict of any sort - who pick up the pieces and help life and hope return.  The Thomas family at Tally Ho kindly suggested fencing off a little space behind the barn, and I arranged seats and some fun things to get people thinking. The family been remarkably encouraging, and I've tried to make sure that the Field & Park don't impact on what is after all a very busy and successful equine business. The Park itself is low-maintenance - and incidentally has no funding, committee, constitution or mission statement. It's now probably the smallest park in the Berkshire - but has links in spirit with nearby Lily Hill Park, Jealotts Hill Community Landshare, Long Beach Rosie the Riveter Park, the American German Air Memorial Garden and churches in Schweinfurt, and Ramsey County Historical Association. More recently, the Park has encouraged the acclamation of Uplifters: people who for whatever reason are seen by individuals, families or groups today as inspiring, encouraging, or good to be around.  It includes those Uplifters after conflict. But you’ll find they include quite a merry and diverse cast!  And anyone is welcome to add their own example on the Uplifters Fence and its plaques. And to have an international take, autumn 2017 will see the public unveiling of the Paternoster Plaques. This is a gallery with the familiar Lord's Prayer in many different languages. Before settling down in the Park in summer 2018, the Paternosters will be available for local churches and schools to put to use. Happy landings!  And oh - be kind to your web-footed friends... Hugh Gibbons September 2017
	Assistant Ranger Doug Digger suggests that you might now download and browse this...
	UPLIFTING VISITORS' ESSENTIALS IN THE FIELD & PARK and their many things to explore and enjoy
	Essentials for visitors A brief account of the background history The Giving Thanks Seat with its quiet ethos  The Thinksgiving Seat and its fun questions for children of all ages The two 2016 trees: rowan Williams and Nathaniel the hawthorn The Common Humanity Corners dedicated to Henri Dunant, Louis Zamperini and Everywoman The solar-powered Guiding Angel helping panes to and fro nearby Heathrow The Uplifters Fence with its array of cheery plaques in tribute to people and things that inspire, encourage, exemplify or amuse The breathing space provided by Sidcot School - to grab a handful for home The vista southwards with its resident horses, birds, bees, butterflies, trees and breezes Verbatim accounts of that 1943 day by crew members - and local eyewitnesses! A brief guide to Mission 115Z - but see below for the detailed account
	Doug the Digger suggests that you might also download and browse this
	GUIDE TO MISSION 115Z - OPERATION GOING HOME with B17 relics made into tiny works of art as special gifts
	About two dozen of the cartridges, bullets, lumps of molten duralumin and parts unearthed in the debris field of B17F #3351Z have been made into simple conversation pieces or brooches by Hugh Gibbons.  The original idea was to send something home to the crew's families - and return property of the US Government 70 years late!  But other happy home suggested themselves. Part of the fun has been in giving them titles - and in arranging for special envoys to present the items to their new homes. It's a sort of dispersed reverse museum for the Field - housed in homes, offices, galleries, and the like instead of just one place. They've been sent as tiny but telling gifts to many different places, including members of today's families of the crew, national and local museums, memorial parks, the US and German embassies in London, USAF personnel, churches and communities in Schweinfurt, and heads of state. Most are mounted on oak from a tree way over 200 years old that was salvaged from Lily Hill Park in Bracknell - believed overflown by Z in its final few minutes.  The Guide has detailed information on all items as in early 2017.
	Doug suggests that you might enjoy the idea of...
	PLACING YOUR OWN PLAQUE ON THE UPLIFTERS FENCE as an unusual lasting thank-you or tribute to someone
	Near or far, if you'd like to think of adding to the array - and fun - you'll be very welcome to do so. We'll add any backgound details to the list in the Guide (and in time on this website). The flyer on the left has the specification, but contact hughgibbons@just1.org.uk if you're thinking about things. You can bring along a plaque to place yourself, or send it for Hugh who'll arrange a suitable ceremony (that'll end with singing Be Kind...)
	For the Contents and industrial-strength website set out on our opening in June 2015