connection to the Free French is maintained in the name of one of its primary schools: Lorraine takes its name from the Cross of Lorraine, from the French Region, the School's badge features the Free French insignia. When the school opened under the tutelage of Mr MacKean, the then French Ambassador attended the opening ceremony and read a message from General de Gaulle. In June 2005 surviving members of the Free French Lorraine 342 Squadron visited Lorraine School and presented a plaque to the school, which can be found in its hall. Prisoner of War Camp After the Second World War finished, the camp was transformed into an internment camp, holding German Prisoners of War. Amenities The estate has a parade of convenience and service shops which are near its centre, a doctor's surgery, three parks, a youth centre and three churches (Church of England St Martin's, Roman Catholic St Peter's & St John's and Newfrontiers' The Beacon Church). Schools The Old Dean has four schools: Pine Ridge Infant School Lorraine School & Nursery Cordwalles Junior School Collingwood College Fire Station The Old Dean is home to the Camberley Fire and Rescue Service. The station has the following equipment: two fire engines; a multi role vehicle; and an Unimog. Media The estate has been used as a location for filming scenes in the fictional BBC drama Holby Blue. Shots were filmed around the Old Dean including high speed police chases. Transport Roads The only through route serving the area is the A30. Public Transport The Stagecoach Gold bus service 1 connects the Old Dean with Camberley Town Centre and Aldershot. Camberley railway station is centred south. Points of Interest Telecommunications Mast The estate is also home to the Bagshot Heath Telecommunications Mast, a microwave relay tower constructed by the General Post Office in 1965 that formed part of the GPO's microwave network. The tower originally relayed communications along two routes between the BT Tower and Bristol, and the BT Tower and Rowridge. Over the years the tower has hosted various antenna types and configurations, such as horns, shrouded parabolics and sectors. References External links Pine Ridge and Lorraine Schools Federation Cordwalles Junior School Collingwood College Camberley