Exhibition of a First World War grave marker in St Margaret's Village Church
February 9, 2020 - December 31, 2029 at St Margaret's at Antioch church
Second Lieutenant Geoffrey Hobbs RFC
Hobbs grave marker undergoing restoration 2019
Free leaflet about Geoffrey Hobbs and the project to restore his grave marker
WW1 day at St Margaret's at Cliffe Primary School. Finding out about WW1 with Martin Crowther
History Society volunteer Heather Berwick with children from the Primary School on a guided walk of the church and graveyard
Thanks to the National Lottery for funding the Hobbs project
From the 9th Feb 2020 the newly restored Hobbs Cross, which originally marked the grave of Second Lieutenant GB Hobbs of the Royal Flying Corps, will be permanently on display in St Margaret’s village church. This oak cross was discovered in 2017 and has been restored by St Margaret’s History Society with the support of the National Heritage Lottery Fund and private donations. For access when the church is not in use, apply for the key at the village shop. Thanks also to St Margaret’s at Cliffe Primary School and the St Margaret’s at Cliffe PCC for all their help with the project and to our volunteers Heather Berwick, Alan Poole and Christine Waterman for their work in making this project a success.
You can learn more about Geoffrey here