1940's Weekender at Mount Hawke

1940s Weekend in St. Agnes Parish
8th, 9th 10th November 2013
Programme of Events:

Friday 8th November

10.30  Opening Ceremony
11am  Talk: Clive Benny on the History of St Agnes Parish 1940’s
12noon Talk: Trevor Miners, Bevan boy, Secret Service
1pm  Talk: Mr Turner, Station Yard War Museum: Children in war
2pm   Talk: Bill Barlow, Radar specialist
2.30pm Talk: Joe Ridhols, a Minister & Dawn Woon (American Camp)
3.00  Talk: Teagle, Inventors of the first lawnmower
3.30     Talk: Male Prisoner of War Camp Survivor
4.00  Talk: Female Malaysian Prisoner of War Camp survivor Japan

Saturday 9th November

10am  Talk: Teagle, Inventors of the first lawnmower
10.30am St Agnes Silver Band – Churchtown Square
11am   Bagpipes - Endless Rememberance - Outside MMI
11.30am Talk: Clive Benny on the History of St Agnes Parish 1940’s
12.30am Talk: Joe Ridhols, a Minister & Dawn Woon (American Camp)
2pm  Talk: Mr Turner, Station Yard War Museum
3pm We’ll Gather Lilacs - Popular songs of the 1940’s lead by Caroline Childe
3.30  Followed by a Tea Dance and Sing Along. 
8.30 – 11pm Sugar Bullets – Live Rock and Roll Band

8pm-11pm Swing Dance – At Mount Hawke Old School House and Kitchen

Sunday 10th November

11am   Minutes silence

(The above events will be held at the Miners and Mechanics Institute unless otherwise specified and timings are subject to change)
 

Events all weekend:
USA Jeep with driver * War Museum open * 40s Memorabilia Exhibition in Miners & Mechanic * Stalls in Miners & Mechanics *National Trust 120 years old*Vintage Sewing Machines & patchwork quilts* 1940s recipes Batman’s Butchers * War Veterans* Code Breakers (Blectchley Park)*Shops & Pubs all in 1940s decoration* Bands at all the pubs