This month sees the country remembering the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Last weekend the Royal Air Force Museum marking the date with a special weekend of Scramble displays, re-enactors and marching band performances. Have you been to any Battle of Britain memorial events?
Kelham Island Museum relived that long-gone summertime tradition last weekend. Their Holidays at Home event on July 31st and August 1st celebrated Wakes Weekends, when industrial towns across the north of England shut down for the holiday season. Visitors learnt about Sheffield’s patriotic holiday spirit during the 1940s and 1950s, with entertainment from Forties’ singer…
Ladies dressed head to toe in 1940s outfits mingled with other buyers at a vintage fashion sale on July 3rd. Held at Thomas Mawer and Son in Lincoln, the auction of vintage clothing from the Victorian era through to the 1980s – with plenty of 1940s and 1950s items – was a great success. A…
