{Future Event} Vintage Transport Day

 Sunday 12th March 2012

Organised by a fellow 1940s Re-enactor that decided there are not enough shows in the South West so he started his own! 

This will be the 4th Annual show always having a good strong 1940s section with WWII vehicles and re-enactors. 

We'll be heading along to this great sounding event to help with the Homefront re-eneactments.

Iif you fancy getting involved too,  Steve is still looking for additional stall holders, Re-enactors, and Classic/Military vehicles and Buses for our event on Sunday 4th March please email stevetydeman@yahoo.co.uk to book in.

Or if you just fancy a  day trip out please come along and say hi to us!!! 

You can find out for direct from Steve or or the facebook page

Christmas Fun - War On the Line Christmas Leave

Merry Christmas! I do hope you al had a good time and didn't eat too much! Luckily this year instead of overdoing the mince pies on Boxing Day,  we headed off to the Watercress Line, in Hampshire to their Christmas Leave event!A WWII leave event held on a heritage steam train line, what  more could we ask for!

We'd applied to go asreenactors a while ago so I've been busy over the past months, sourcing warm period clothes for a christmas event. I needn't had worried though, we were treated to unseasonably warm weather and I didn't even need a coat on the second day!

A good mix between reenactors and the general public, there was a great turn out! Everyone got into the mood, with  40s hits being played into the carriages and quite a few of us singing along. Arthur has already decided he'll be bringing his uke to the next one!

I am always impressed by others dressed up and had some serious clothes envy this time...I'm now trying to source a WWII nurses uniform!

The War on the Line is held twice a year and they have all ready started promoting the war on the line summer event, which we would really love to go back for.

I'll leave you with some photos from the day....

Strangely, I always feel at home on a train and could ride about on one all day! Getting in the car to go home always seems such a let down!

As usual we had plenty of games to keep us busy this one was the Coronation Scot game, our ticket collector had fond memories of playing this game when he was a small boy!

Dominoes is always a favourite too, and luckily noone was tempted to cheat....

Uh-oh freddie, you havent go a spare one in your pocket have you?

Luckily the copper had moved on when we met the lovely smart alec! The children both got a wartime kitkat (half their weekly ration allowance) and all it cost me was a kiss!!

I love all the railway posters and signs you find at these stations.... I think some will have to make their way onto our walls at home eventually!

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Alresford Station had a good display of vehicles and troops on parade as our great Prime Minister arrived

My only disappointment was I wasn't able to take many photos of the train.

I'll leave you with this one...

{Future Event} ~ Christmas Leave on the Watercress Line

I know, I know its a little early for me to be talking about christmas, but I just wanted to let you know that the 1940s family will be part of the reenactors at WWII Christmas Leave this holiday season.
I'm so excited it look like such a great couple of days


So instead of heading off to the shops on boxing day with the rest of the masses, why not come and join us being whisked back to the 1940s? 
The promise  of song, dance, steam and seasonal merriment beats queues,parking and leftovers for me, how about you??