future event 1940s weekend Sat 31st August and Sun 1st September 2013 - Milton Keynes Musuem

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31st of August and the 1st of September will be the 1940's weekend at the Museum. Pop along with family and friends to step back in time and see how life was for people in the 40's.

 

This will be the museums 4th wartime weekend and are looking forward to another super event. The museum itself is worth a visit in its own right, with many exhibits you can get close to including a parade of shop fronts rescued from in and around the local area including Stony Stratford (origin of the saying 'A Cock and Bull Story'), Newport Pagnell (M1 Motorway Services fame and home of Aston Martin) and Wolverton (which sprang up to support the Famous Railway works, until recently, the home of the Royal Train). You can also sample real ale served in the Angel Pub or visit the Cinema, toast some bread in the farmhouse kitchen or scrub up on your Grammar in the old school room.

 

For the Buzby fans, the Telephone Musuem houses many hands-on, working examples from telephones and switchboards of old, a suprising favourite with the kids in this age of iPhones and Games Consoles.

 

Don't forget the print musuem and onsite Tea Rooms too.

 

The 1940s weekend expands on these attractions, bringing a flavour of the war years with music, re-enactors, exhibits and living history displays. If your heart lies in the 1940s war years you won't want to miss out, for all the family, relaxation, education, fun or just a trip down memory lane.

 

Meet the Home Guard, the Red Cross, Free French and many others. Re-enactors, singers, stalls, radio and lots of fun.

With wonderful period vehicles and exhibits, the whole weekend will be an event to remember...including a Fly Over.

 

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More Info:

 

https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Milton-Keynes-Museum/101231029955872?fref=ts

 

http://mkmuseum-1940sweekend.weebly.com/