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ELSECAR WARTIME WEEKEND

4-5 September 2010 - Elsecar Heritage Railway

South Yorkshire

Foreign Field present Elsecar Heritage Railway's Wartime Weekend in association with Elsecar Railway Preservation Group.

The award winning Elsecar Heritage Centre is an exciting History and Craft Centre, set in the attractive conservation village of Elsecar and surrounded by beautiful South Yorkshire countryside. The Centre is located within the former ironworks and colliery workshops of the Earls Fitzwilliam, where visitors can explore the attractively restored buildings and monuments, wander alonside the Dearne and Dove Canal and follow footpaths including a branch of the Trans-Pennine Trail.

This two-day event features a Foreign Field Battle for the liberation of the train station, as well as ongoing Living History Camps through both days.

Time table of Arena Displays.

Directions to the Elsecar Heritage Centre

 

All of the Living Exhibitions are hands on and the public are invited to try the unforms and vehicles of both Axis and Allied Forces.

Musical Entertainment is provided by Paul Harper periodically throughout the day.

As well as the popular and explosive battle display, arena based displays will include the Gunnery Show, The Resistance and the opportunity for young visitors to fall in and volunteer for service.


EVENING BLITZ BALL

Starting at 7.00pm join us in the Tram Shed, Building 21, for our Evening Blitz Ball featuring:

THE OCKBROOK BIG BAND

and

LOLA L'AMOUR

Tickets: £12.00

Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th Sept 2008

Centre opens at 10.30am each day

Admission

Adult
£5.00
Child
£2.50
OAP
£2.50

FREE PARKING

Dance Tickets - £12.00