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You really couldn't! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-22814466

You get to see this Sherman in a bit more detail in the making of the advert video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC6LEEw6nsM

Thanks very much Lee. Scott

Hi Joris, have tried that but to no avail. Have just logged in via Google Chrome and no issues there, looks like an IE problem. Slightly digressing does anyone now how to transfer bookmarks/favourites from IE to Chrome as if I'm going to switch I want to take these with me. Scott

Thanks for sharing. Has anyone anymore pictures from the event as was looking forward to seeing some. Unfortunately too much on that weekend for me to be able to pay a visit, maybe next year.

Have logged out and back in again as someone else said earlier. Screenshot of said change of text showing you what it now looks like. Check out the donation bar and header of HMVF. Also a lot of text is in bright green.

All of the text on HMVF is still in a different font to what it has been. It doesn't overly bother me but was just wondering if this was a change others had experienced or not. Scott

I'm surprised, unless I've missed it, that no-one has mentioned the above event which has been happening over the last couple of days and will be very interesting over the next few days as D-day got underway and progressed 69 years ago. One of two live programmes is on this evening on Channel 4 at 9pm and likewise again tomorrow. Details on the website here: http://dday7.channel4.com/ which is also providing live updates of events which was happening 69 years ago this week. Whilst a special project has been taking place on twitter and even if you aren't logged into you can follow it all here: https://twitter.com/dday7 You can also see the profiles of the seven people who they are following along with their twitter details here: http://dday7.channel4.com/the-seven Scott

Ah right I see, we didn't get anything like that when we came in through the exhibitors entrance.

I had the same problem and I the answer was found on here: http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?37634-Spaces-between-lines Basically you have to click the button in the top left of posting options with the two A's (if you move your curser over it the wording: Switch Editor to Source Mode will appear). However having said all of that I've just posted this up without having to do this. Scott

Has there been a change of text type on the forum? Mine changed when I was clicking between posts at 8.30am this morning. Just hope it isn't just mine! Scott

You managed to find a programme then? I looked all over for one and when the gentleman on the tannoy during the steam parade said that they hadn't had time to produce one I thought that was that. Thanks for giving us the dates.

Is the Ferret still in the courtyard? We went on a landtrain ride around and spotted it from the road so afterwards called in and the owner was very welcoming and chatted to us for a good while about the hotel, vehicles and his involvement in the commemorations which take place in Arromanches.

The operation was delayed once again last night due to it being too windy. Looks like the vessels have returned to port in order to discuss when they next attempt to raise it from the seabed. This blog is a good source of information: http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/blog/ Scott

I know that the BoBMF Lancaster was out of action over the weekend due to it being grounded with a maintenance issue, as it was due to fly over Cosford last weekend. The Dakota was due to make an appearance at Cosford though in it's place. Scott

Hi Duncan, I think a lot of people are doing the same these days and having a weekend off after being out the previous week due to the costs involved with the hobby. I did enjoy the day out, as we couldn't go for the weekend this year, and we will more than likely be back again next year. I'm not sure about the dates as this year I know it had to be slotted in after Belvoir was no longer available. Whether it will revert back to the old dates of the third weekend in May I do not know. Scott

And finally some of the real heavyweights: More pictures can be found here: http://s287.photobucket.com/user/Smithy629/slideshow/Halpenny%20Green%20Fourties%20Weekend/Rockingham%20Castle%20Steam%20Festival Scott

Now for some of the medium and moving onto heavier vehicles: Scott

Visited the above mentioned show yesterday after it's move from Belvoir Castle and change of weekends. Weather was a little chilly in the morning but soon warmed up throughout the day. I thought there wasn't as much in attendance as in previous years, albeit there were some new vehicles on show. Military section was down in numbers, although it did have some smart and interesting vehicles on show which were again new to me. Starting with the small stuff then:

Finally got around to posting my pictures online. Nice little show and well done to Phil Palmer who has taken it on. Pictures here: http://s287.photobucket.com/user/Smithy629/slideshow/Halpenny%20Green%20Fourties%20Weekend Scott

Excellent video, thanks very much for posting it up.

That's interesting as I must have photographed over a quarter if not a third of those which are believed to be left. Still amazes me how some vehicles survive in bigger numbers than others, despite large numbers being manufactured.

Should be in for some good weather over the next week so hopefully will get sorted in that time. Cosford announced online and in other media outlets that they were hopeful of having it in place on the museum grounds by the end of this weekend. That now looks unlikely.

Spotted this one at the weekend at Smallwood Vintage Rally. It hasn't appeared on here before by the looks of it, also it had a novel use for hosting a dartboard! Scott

Is this one on your list Andy? Spotted last weekend at the Smallwood Vintage Rally. Scott