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Impressions of an 18yr old at Normandy 1944. At the start of the war aged 15 John was a fire watcher at the company that he worked for in Manchester. Armed with a bucket of sand and a bucket of water his job was to put out fires caused by German incendiaries.He was on the roof when the Blitz of Manchester began. Aged 17 he joined Royal navy earning the rank of Able Seaman Radar Plotter Second Class.
As part of the D Day landings he kept a diary which forms a booklet about his war time career.
Aged 90 the French government awarded him their highest honour Legion d'Honneur.
Regular visitors to our event will recall we ran a number of fund raising initiatives to raise funds to purchase a bench to go in the town's Memorial Garden to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1. We are pleased to say that with all the fund raising and the support of Tesco's Bags of Help scheme we were able not to only buy the bench but also a second one to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War 2.
The benches now take pride of place in the Memorial Garden, Howell Drive Welshpool.
VE DAY
Welshpool 1940s weekend committee are pleased to have loaned flags, bunting, and various props to local residential homes to assist them with their VE Day anniversary celebrations.
SALUTE TO THE 40s
FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER, 2PM
WELSHPOOL TOWN HALL,
TICKETS FROM £6.50 A heart warming tribute to the indomitable spirit of war torn Britain
FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER, 7.30PM
TOWN HALL, WELSHPOOL Fish & Chip Supper followed by "Knees Up Mother Brown" - Non stop Cockney Singalong & wartime favourites with Johnny Victory
SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER, 7.30PM
WELSHPOOL TOWN HALL EARLY BOOKING ADVISED,
TICKETS £12 Featuring the Ashby Little Big Band plus guest singer and dance instructors
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND Spitfire, Military & Civilian Vehicles, Re-enactors, Vintage Hairdresser, Talks, Parades, Displays & Exhibitions, Vintage & Militaria Traders
ENTERTAINMENT
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND
Bluebird Belles, George Formby Experience, Joules Noble, Moonlight Serenade, Kitten Von Mew, Blitz Dancers, Kevin Mac, Laurel & Hardy, Jayne Darling, Jeep Johnson, plus many others!
Admission Free but a donation towards the Veterans Orthopaedic Appeal would be appreciate
EVENT CANCELLED
After much deliberation, the committee has come to the difficult decision to cancel this year’s event due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Due to the uncertainty of what the Welsh Government guidelines will be in place by September and what the situation will be like in general, our priority is to safeguard public health. To many of you, this news might be disappointing, but rest assured that this decision was not taken lightly.
We hope that you understand the unprecedented circumstances in which we find ourselves. Thank you for your continued support and understanding and we look forward to welcoming you on the 24th – 26th of September 2021.