BURWELL MUSEUM OF FEN EDGE VILLAGE LIFE, BURWELL, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND

10 Aug 2008 - 'Dad's Army' Day

Sunday 10th August 2008. 11am - 5pm

Featuring WW2 vehicles, costumes, artefacts and period displays. Also interactive 'living history' re-enactments.

The Home Guard

Civil Defence

Women's Land Army

Women's Voluntary Service

Period Vehicles and bicycles

1940's Hairstylist and Make Up Artist

War Photographers and Correspondents

Refreshments

1940's Style Fete

The "Dancing Adolf Hitler"!
Plus much more!

Why not come dressed 1940's style yourself? If you do you might even get your photo on the website!
Look out for the vintage bicycles being ridden around the village sometime during early afternoon! They will start and finish the ride at the museum.
There will be so much to see and do we will be open for 6 hours instead of the usual 3!
EXTENDED OPENING - 11am to 5pm
SPECIAL ADMISSION CHARGES : Adults £3.50. Children £1.50 (Under 5s and Season Ticket holders FREE)

If you have a World War 2 (or earlier) vehicle of your own and would like to show it on the day please contact Terri on 01638 742506.
Please note: Only vehicles built before or during WW2 can be accepted.
(Sorry, NO post-war vehicles, although replica WW2 vehicles are acceptable.) Free tea, coffee and squash available all day to those taking part. You will be given details of where to obtain this when you arrive with your vehicle/display.

Refreshments Stall with hot & cold drinks and home-made cakes available today (No rationing here!)

Photos & videos of the 2007 'Dad's Army' Day - click here

If you like 1940s events then you may be interested in the 1940s Dance the Friends are holding on 1st November. For details click here.

We would be most grateful if you could print out and display a poster (A4 size) for this event. It will open, in a new window, in PDF format to enable easy printing.
Download the poster - click here or on the picture below

Friends Page

("Dad's Army" was an affectionate nickname given to the Home Guard during World War 2. The classic BBC TV comedy about a fictional Home Guard platoon used the nickname for it's title. Burwell Museum's "Dad's Army Day" is about the real Home Guard and not the comedy series.)