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BREAKING NEWS
FOREWORD
(and the spivs who cocked a snook at them?) Who
can forget the air raids, and the part played by the
Home Guard? Children can discover life without
telly and computers by visiting the 1940s home
and meeting the family living there.
Meanwhile, across the water the French
Resistance are fighting their own rear-guard action
to thwart the enemy. So, listen very carefully, we
shall say this only once . . . The French will be
taking over Wootton Station, with more than a
touch of ‘Allo ‘Allo.
It promises to be a weekend of fun for all the
family.
The 1940s Experience, Isle of Wight Steam
Railway, Havenstreet, PO33 4DS. Tel 01983
882244. email: havenstreet@iwstreamrailway.
co.uk
1940's Experience
4th, 5th July 2009
Don’t believe them when they say nostalgia isn’t
what it used to be. On July 4th and 5th, the clever
people at Havenstreet Stream Railway are bringing
back the 1940s with a toot and a whistle.
It was a time