IT'S almost time to go back to the 1940s!
One of the top events of the local calendar, the annual North Thoresby 1940s weekend is this year being held on Sunday, August 24, and Bank Holiday Monday, August 25.
Last year between 5,000 and 6,000 people went along to the two-day event, held in September.
This year it is hoped that a Lancaster Bomber from the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight will perform a flypast on the Sunday while Spitfire and Hurricane flypasts are set to take place on the Monday.
Organised by the village's 1940s group, there will be numerous attractions, including a reprisal of last year's popular grandfather's fete, classic cars and vintage coaches, as well as live music and a 1940s dance in the village hall on the Sunday night with music from Shiny Stockings.
The event sweeps through the village with trade and craft stalls, military and civilian re-enactors and period vehicles, including two coaches to the train station for charming trips aboard the steam trains.
Dave Barnett, chairman of the 1940s events committee, said he hoped it will once again be well supported by the public.
"We have been running the 1940s weekends for about ten years now and they just seem to become more popular with each year," he said.
"It's a great time for nostalgia and we present the weekend through rose-tinted spectacles. It's such a friendly, easy-going day that celebrates a great era.
"People can make donations, but there is free parking and, if you don't want to buy from the stalls, it's a completely free weekend.
"Last year, in conjunction with the New Inn, we had a grandfather's fete which was a huge success, and we are looking at doing that again this year.
He continued: "The atmosphere is very good. We have had so many people over the years comment on what a super event it is and we are confident this year will be just as good as previous years."
Look out for more details about this year's 1940s weekend in your Grimsby Telegraph in the coming weeks.
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