Victory at Hughenden - 1940s weekend
65th anniversary of VE Day, 1945
Hughenden Manor, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP14 4LA
1.5 miles North of High Wycombe on the A4128
Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 May 2010, 11am to 5pm
All allied and civilian 1940s re-enactors, dancers, vehicle owners and enthusiasts are warmly invited to participate*
A
welcome return to Hughenden following the success of our
2009 1940s event.
Celebrate the anniversary of VE Day with our small but perfectly formed event staged on behalf of the National Trust,
commemorating the role of local people and Hughenden Manor during WWII, with
music and song, entertainments, children's activities, and living history.
The manor, in an extremely
picturesque location, was a top secret RAF intelligence base during the war
where vital map making for crucial raids was carried out including the Dam
Busters' raid, sinking of the Tirpitz and the bombing of Berchtesgaden.
Although very high up the list of Luftwaffe targets, Hughenden was only directly
threatened once, when a V1 blew out a window in the nearby chapel.
Participating groups and performers include Ancient Wisdom (with his interactive Sink the Tirpitz! display and hilarious Mr Punch vs Adolf Hitler); Earley Days (Children's activities); Foriegn Field (battle school for children); Hands on History (make do and mend); Martha's War (Cooking with wartime rations displays); National Fire Service (firemen and pump); Royal Warwickshire Regiment WW2 Re-enactment Group (British infantry 1944); Sittingbourne Homefront Society (military & civilian) and (subject to final confirmation) Graham Laws (RAF Photographic Interpretation Officer) plus 40s music, song and glamour with trio The Spitfires. In addition the National Trust will arrange guided tours of Secret Hughenden.
Plus on Saturday, a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Dakota fly past to commemorate the 65th anniversary of VE Day.
All Allied and civilian 1940s re-enactors (especially RAF), vehicle owners and enthusiasts are warmly invited*. Visitors are once again invited to join in with the spirit of the event by coming in period dress (completely optional, of course!).
* So long as you agree to abide by our terms and conditions of participation! Classic and military vehicle owners please click here.
Groups or individuals wishing to participate in this event are invited to pre-register with us, so we can forward full details, and to click the link for our terms and conditions of participation (link above). Please note, As Hughenden Manor was a British base, we’d prefer British & civilian rather than American military impressions (although some would be most welcome), and as it is a Home Front event, no axis impressions please.
Timetable of displays and
activities
Please revisit
for details once confirmed.
Admission Prices
To be announced, National Trust members free.
Please click for details of trading opportunities here and at other EventPlan shows. Note that access is via a steep roadway and not suitable for caravans or heavily laden vehicles unless 4WD.
Don't miss our other 1940s events this season:
Wartime Clumber at Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire, on 5-6 June.
Powys at home and at war, at Powis Castle, Wales, on 12-13 June.
On the Home Front 1930-45 at Rufford Abbey Country Park, Nottinghamshire, on 18-19 September.
Wimpole at War, Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, on 25-26 September.
The '40s are
also featured within our multi-period time line of displays at
Woburn through
the ages at
Woburn Abbey on 12-13 June, at
Blasts from the Past at Broadlands, Romsey, Hampshire on 7-8 August, and at the
Sheffield Fayre on 29-30 (bank
holiday) August.
A brief history of re-enactment
Interested in how and why re-enactment has become so popular in recent years? Click on the link to read a history of re-enactment.
Other events 2010
Click here for details of many other historical events organised by EventPlan this year.
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Updated 13 March 2010