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| Date:18/19 August 2007, 10am-5pm Rufford Country Park , Ollerton, Nottinghamshire All allied and civilian 1940s re-enactors, vehicle owners and enthusiasts warmly invited! Visitors, why not join in with the fun by dressing in period style clothing? Rufford was utilised by the Leicestershire Yeomanry in 1939 and 1940 before subsequently becoming a training ground for the Coldstream Guards and their Churchill tanks prior to D-Day. A perfect venue then for a great weekend of 1940s nostalgia with living history, displays, entertainments, music and song, plus Saturday evening dance. Watch British infantry in training, explore the living history, take part in an interactive display about the Battle of Britain or tank warfare, meet ATS and Home Guard personnel, soldiers bound for D-Day, Land Army girls and much more. Enjoy a 40s fashion show and join in with favourite songs and dances. Performed and presented by the Ack Ack Living History Group, Ancient Wisdom , Hands on History , the Moonlight Serenaders, Royal Norfolk Regiment Living history Group , UK Home Front , Virtue to Victory and others (to be announced).
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