NEW THIS WEEK – MONDAY 30 AUGUST 2010

Hi there and welcome to this week’s newsletter of what’s new on Miliblog.

This week, on September 3rd in fact, we commemorate the outbreak of WW2 or the Second World War. Actually 71 years ago this week, the UK and France declared war on Nazi Germany after they had invaded Poland. If we think about it, many of the people that were around at the time and saw history unfold before them were at least ten years old on that day. That means that they are at least 81 years old now !!! I often see an elderly person in the supermarket or when I visit my old auntie in the nursing home. How tempting it is just to go up to them and ask them about their memories.

So where have we been this week ? Actually to one of our favourite shows, the 1940′s Weekend at Bantock House. Set in the grounds of Bantock Park in the West of Wolverhampton in central England, the event has been running a few years now. Each year it gets better, with a nice mix of re-enactors, military vehicles and the music and atmosphere of the period. We’ve got a full report under our Shows section, but just to tempt you to have a look, I’ve included some sample photos below.

A group of 1940s Re-enactors

RAF Operations Room

Ford GPW Jeep with RAF Crew

Land Army Girls and WAAF

ATS and Home Guard

Next week we’ll be featuring a couple of old wartime photos recently bought at an antique fair. Until then have a great week !

Cheerio !

Simon