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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.
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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.
COMMEMORATIVE BENCHES
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.
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
WELSHPOOL TOWN HALL, TICKETS FROM £6.50
A heart warming tribute to the indomitable spirit of war torn Britain
An evening of
fish ‘n’ chips
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
TOWN HALL, WELSHPOOL
Fish & Chip Supper followed by "Knees Up Mother Brown" - Non stop Cockney Singalong & wartime favourites with Johnny Victory
1940s THEME DINNER
FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER, 7.30PM
BAYTREE VINTAGE TEA ROOMS
EARLY BOOKING ADVISED 01938 555456
1, 2 or 3 course dinner with entertainment from Joules Noble “Harmony Belle”
BAYTREE VINTAGE TEA ROOMS
EARLY BOOKING ADVISED 01938 555456
1, 2 or 3 course dinner with entertainment from Joules Noble “Harmony Belle”
BELLES DO THE BLITZ
FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER, 7.30PM
CHURCH HOUSE, WELSHPOOL
Castle Belles Concert
CHURCH HOUSE, WELSHPOOL
Castle Belles Concert
TEA DANCE
SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER, 2PM
CHURCH HOUSE, WELSHPOOL
£3.50 PAY ON DOOR
Make your afternoon go with a swing
CHURCH HOUSE, WELSHPOOL
£3.50 PAY ON DOOR
Make your afternoon go with a swing
BIG BAND CONCERT
SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER, 7.30PM
CLIVES OWN WELSHPOOL SCOUT HEADQUARTERS & COMMUNITY CENTRE (COWSHACC)
CLIVES OWN WELSHPOOL SCOUT HEADQUARTERS & COMMUNITY CENTRE (COWSHACC)
BLITZ BALL
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
WELSHPOOL TOWN HALL
EARLY BOOKING ADVISED, TICKETS £12
Featuring the Ashby Little Big Band plus guest singer and dance instructors
ATTRACTIONS
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND
Spitfire, Military & Civilian Vehicles, Re-enactors, Vintage Hairdresser, Talks, Parades, Displays & Exhibitions, Vintage & Militaria Traders
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!
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!
CLOSING CONCERT
SUNDAY 27 September, 7.30PM
METHODIST CHURCH, WELSHPOOL
EARLY BOOKING ADVISED, TICKETS £8
Featuring Male Voice Choir
UPCOMING EVENTS
Admission Free but a donation towards the Veterans Orthopaedic Appeal would be appreciate
MEET TOMMY ATKINS
FRIDAY 31ST MAY, 7.30PM
CHURCH HOUSE, WELSHPOOL
This play takes the audience through his war – a war that saw him fight at Ypres, Passendale, Loos and on the Somme. It also takes Tommy through the inter-war period when many of those that had fought in the war returned to a country that was definitely not a country fit for heroes, and then past a Second World War.
Bring your own drink!
Admission £10 inc nibbles & hot drinks.
Tickets: Welshpool Jewellers or pay on door!
CHURCH HOUSE, WELSHPOOL
This play takes the audience through his war – a war that saw him fight at Ypres, Passendale, Loos and on the Somme. It also takes Tommy through the inter-war period when many of those that had fought in the war returned to a country that was definitely not a country fit for heroes, and then past a Second World War.
Bring your own drink!
Admission £10 inc nibbles & hot drinks.
Tickets: Welshpool Jewellers or pay on door!
OPEN HOUSE & GARDEN
SUNDAY 23RD JUNE 2019, 12-5PM
NO1 CHURCH BANK, WELSHPOOL
Come along and visit one of Welshpool’s hidden treasures as featured earlier this year on TV.
Admission £5 to include tea & rations!
NO1 CHURCH BANK, WELSHPOOL
Come along and visit one of Welshpool’s hidden treasures as featured earlier this year on TV.
Admission £5 to include tea & rations!
