Sunday, 3 March 2013

Chesterfield 1940's weekend

Every year  the Derbyshire market town of Chesterfield  http://www.visitchesterfield.info/   has a 1940's weekend, though relatively small it shows signs of growth year on year.
There are various events around the town but much of it is centred around the Winding Wheel http://www.windingwheel.co.uk/ and Chesterfield's museum including displays throughout the weekend a 1940's 'market' and dancing in the evening with various acts throughout the day I believe.
We spent much of yesterday in the town viewing some of the events including a great display of a 1942 National Fire Service turntable ladder fire appliance drill.





 
There were a quite a few other vehicles on display around the town including this great MG, another old fire appliance and a very well restored locally owned and run builders? truck.
 

 
 
Whilst in the market I bought this lovely old  A.H Brown & Sons woolen tie, not 1940's more probably 1960's but very nice all the same and for a quid fifty what do you want?
 

 
 

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