"swordedge" wrote ...

Went to the Kew Bridge Steam Museum a couple of weekends ago and they had
their WW11 thing going on. An annual event.
Everyone dressed in WW11 clothes, including a spiv in sharp suit carrying a
briefcase of nylons, and lots of stuff about growing your own and mending a
making do and how to cook with the rations, powdered egg etc. The Canteen
was serving Spam Fritters and Corned Beef Hash etc. Excellent day out.
They even had some of the huge pumping engines working, unfortunately not
the 90 inch bore one that originally stood where they hold the Chelsea
Flower Show. (to get back on topic)

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Regards
Bob Hobden
17 miles W of London UK

I hope they managed to portray a slower way of life, even during the war!

David Wilkinson
Living in Cheshire .... the real garden of England.
"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"swordedge" wrote ...

Went to the Kew Bridge Steam Museum a couple of weekends ago and they had
their WW11 thing going on. An annual event.
Everyone dressed in WW11 clothes, including a spiv in sharp suit carrying
a briefcase of nylons, and lots of stuff about growing your own and
mending a making do and how to cook with the rations, powdered egg etc.
The Canteen was serving Spam Fritters and Corned Beef Hash etc. Excellent
day out.
They even had some of the huge pumping engines working, unfortunately not
the 90 inch bore one that originally stood where they hold the Chelsea
Flower Show. (to get back on topic)

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Regards
Bob Hobden
17 miles W of London UK

"swordedge" wrote in message
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I hope they managed to portray a slower way of life, even during the war!

David Wilkinson

The best re-enactment groups don't just dress in accurate clothing and have
the right accessories, they research into other ways of living, even how to
walk and talk appropriately.

We took part in a multi-period wedding (Ancient Greek to WWII) and from the
ceremony we had to follow the WWII car to the museum for photographs (it was
all being televised).

Trying to follow a camouflaged vehicle through unknown and very busy
Rotherham roads on a Saturday afternoon wasn't easy - but the vehicle was
genuine and was driven at an appropriate stately pace. The long tail-back
wasn't popular.

It was an even longer tail-back behind the Victorian coach bearing bride and
groom but they were highly visible and popular.

Mary

Bob Hobden wrote:
"swordedge" wrote ...
Went to the Kew Bridge Steam Museum a couple of weekends ago and they had
their WW11 thing going on. An annual event.
Everyone dressed in WW11 clothes, including a spiv in sharp suit carrying a
briefcase of nylons, and lots of stuff about growing your own and mending a
making do and how to cook with the rations, powdered egg etc. The Canteen
was serving Spam Fritters and Corned Beef Hash etc. Excellent day out.
They even had some of the huge pumping engines working, unfortunately not
the 90 inch bore one that originally stood where they hold the Chelsea
Flower Show. (to get back on topic)



I think a lot of that info will be useful in the not too distant future....


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Wolf Kirchmeir

"Wolf Kirchmeir" wrote after
Bob Hobden muttered on:
Went to the Kew Bridge Steam Museum a couple of weekends ago and they had
their WW11 thing going on. An annual event.
Everyone dressed in WW11 clothes, including a spiv in sharp suit carrying
a briefcase of nylons, and lots of stuff about growing your own and
mending a making do and how to cook with the rations, powdered egg etc.
The Canteen was serving Spam Fritters and Corned Beef Hash etc. Excellent
day out.
They even had some of the huge pumping engines working, unfortunately not
the 90 inch bore one that originally stood where they hold the Chelsea
Flower Show. (to get back on topic)



I think a lot of that info will be useful in the not too distant
future....


Perhaps that's why my wife bought a WW11 cookery book whilst there. :-)

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Regards
Bob Hobden