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🌳 Help Us Plant a Living Memorial to the Heroes of Arnhem

The Arnhem Oak Project

In 1944, thousands of young Allied airborne soldiers left Lincolnshire and flew towards Holland — many never returned.

In 2026, we are bringing part of them home.

An oak tree grown from an acorn gathered at the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery — where British and Allied Airborne soldiers lie — will be planted and consecrated in towns and villages in Lincolnshire, the wartime home of the Parachute Regiment and Allied Airborne Forces.

They will be known as the Arnhem Oaks — the beginning of a living memorial that will grow for centuries.

We are asking for your help to make it happen.

🌱 Why the Arnhem Oak Matters

This is not just another memorial.
It is a living link between sacrifice and future generations.

Every Arnhem Oak begins life in sacred soil, grown from acorns gathered where the fallen rest in Holland. When planted here, it creates a direct connection between:

where they trained

where they fought

and where they are remembered

Long after stone memorials fade, these trees will still stand.

🎓 Inspiring the Next Generation

Local schools will take part in remembrance and learning programmes linked to each Arnhem Oak.
Young people will not just read about courage — they will walk past it every day.

They will learn about:

Service

Sacrifice

Duty

Freedom

These trees become outdoor classrooms of history, pride and character.

🤝 Bringing Veterans and Communities Together

The Arnhem Oak Project brings together:

Veterans and serving soldiers

Families and school children

Local communities

Our Dutch friends who have tended airborne graves since 1945

It strengthens bonds, combats isolation, and keeps the Airborne story alive where it belongs — in the heart of the community.

💷 What Your Donation Pays For

Your support directly funds:

Veterans’ participation and support
✔ Tree transport, planting and long-term care
✔ Educational resources for schools
✔ Safety, staging and logistics
✔ The creation of future Arnhem Oak sites
✔ The development of the Arnhem Oak Trail

Every donation helps turn remembrance into something that grows and lasts.

🌍 Your Impact

By supporting this project, you will help:

Honour the fallen with dignity

Give young people a living connection to history

Strengthen veteran and community wellbeing

Preserve international friendship with the Netherlands

Create a national remembrance trail for generations

This is remembrance not just in stone — but in the landscape itself.

🙏 Please Give What You Can

Every oak begins as a small acorn.

Every great act of remembrance begins with one person choosing to care.

Your donation — whatever its size — will help ensure that the courage of the Arnhem heroes is never forgotten.

Help us plant a legacy.
Help us honour the Allied Airborne Forces.
Help us grow the Arnhem Oak Trail.

Thank you for your support.