
Events for 2009 and 2010 |
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Sorry - the nww2a are fully booked for 2009, taking bookings now for 2010 and 2011 |
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| February 27th, 28th, March 1st - confirmed | Eden Camp, Malton. Association members only - by request. Membership weekend. All members who wish to join the Association must try to join at this weekend, or have a another person bring the completed membership form or send in by post by this date to Secretary Mike Worrall. At present membership is £15. Gates open at 14.00pm Friday. Bring sleeping mat and bag. Membership signing in Saturday and Sunday. Pre-season meeting Saturday. Lots of membership forms available at camp. Directions Standing Orders |
| April 17th, 18th, 19th - confirmed | Whitby, N.Yorkshire. Map. Bigger and better site, lovely seaside town. Full living histories all Association together in one display area. Firing displays with small pyros effects. Bar available to re-enacters at night time. Parade through town with our Pipe and Drums. See link for standing orders and timings http://www.visitwhitby.com/spirit-of-the-40s-weekend |
| May 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th - confirmed | Fort Paull, Hull. Directions. Unit Site Map. Standing Orders. Battles Sunday and Monday. Arrive Friday or Saturday. Raised fires only. Repeat booking. |
| May 8th, 9th,10th - confirmed | Wheels and Wings, N.Yorkshire. Details Wheels and Wings, party at night. Living history displays in the this large miltary display. Plenty to do in the Yorkshire Air Museum, lots of other re-enactors at the event. |
| May 22nd, 23rd, 23rd, 24th, 25th - confirmed | Scarbrough Castle, Yorkshire. Site Map. English Heritage Orders. Standing Orders/Timings Full Association Event with English Heritage. Battles Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Eastern and Western Front Battles.
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| May 29th, 30th and 31st - confirmed | Hornby Castle, near Lancaster Poster CANCELLED- funding dried up border of lake district, camping form Friday afternoon. marquee/ beer tent, in grounds of castle/stately home, military vehicle road run sat and sun |
| June 5th, 6th, 7th - confirmed | Tentham Gardens, Staffs. General Directions. Specific Directions. Standing Orders. Site Plan. Safety notice from Trentham. Operation 'Potters Wheel'. Full battles Saturday and Sunday. Full 40's event staged in the beautiful Trenham Gardens. Evening Dance. New event being run with the Trenham Estates. Very Important Raised Fires Only. Post Code ST4 8AX |
| June 26th, 27th, 28th - confirmed | Private 48hr exercise, Ripon. Yorkshire. Directions (Sutton Grange) HG4 3JW - very near site. All nww2a members invited for private 24hr excerise, with vehicles (if want to bring them). Costing to members will be £20 per head for two days, £10 for one day. All members agreed this was to be a natural development for the nww2a, at least one event per year run as a private 'real war' excercise. Final arrangements nearly sorted for scenarios now. |
| July 10th, 11th, 12th - confirmed | 1940's Weekend 'Spam' - Wakefield Yorkshire. Site Map. Directions/Details. Standing Orders. Large battlefield, fine for digging in and trenches. Battles Saturday and Sunday. Good event for vehicles. 251 present. |
| July 17th, 18th, 19th - confirmed | York Army Day, Imphal Barracks York. Directions/Details. Camping area. Arena Programme. Standing Orders. Camp over in the Barracks from Friday to Sunday. Large battle area, small living histories only required on the site, concentrate on the battle, firing display and talk. 45 minute slot in front of over 8000 people. Large well organised army event. YO10 4HD |
| July 31st, August 1st, 2nd, 3rd - confirmed | Hull Veterans Weekend Directions. Order for arena. Standing Orders. East Park, battles Saturday and Sunday. Vehicles welcome, but brought on voluntary basis. Repeat booking. Large event with lots of other period re-enacters. Marquee party at night. This event gets better each year- very moving veterans service last year. Plus two excellent battles. East Park, Holderness Road, Hull HU 8JU. |
| August 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th - confirmed | Near Doncaster (Sandtoft, Belton), North Lincolnshire. Poster/directions. View. Site map. Standing Orders. Two Battles one Saturday and Sunday. Event at RAF Sandtoft, which is an old WW2 bomber base. Really big site, great for vehicles and battles. Original 1940's buildings.M180 Junction 2 head towards Belton. Turn Right at Belton following signs for “Transport Museum” Turn right into the Transport Museum/Industrial Estate and follow road round. |
| August - Bank Holiday weekend 28th - 31st - confirmed | Sheffield Fair , Yorkshire. S2 2RU. Beer Tent. Site Map. Warning Orders. Running Order. Standing Orders. Suberb multi-period with 20.000 public watching!! Eastern Front and Western Front Battles. Location Maps: S2 2RB MultiMap.com or StreetMap.co.uk or Google Maps |
| September 4th, 5th, 6th - confirmed | Elsecar, Wath Road - near Barnsley. Location. Information. Standing Orders. Usual excellent event, now one the best 40's events we do. Both for battles and atmosphere. |
| September 18th, 19th, 20th - confirmed | 'War on the line' - Weardale Steam Railway near Bishop Auckland County Durham Directions. Nww2a members can attend the event at Stanhope. No battles, living histories only. Any Units who wishing to attend will be asked at Sheffield, the attendance form will then be sent to the North East MVT on behalf of all the nww2a Units wanting to attend this excellent event. |
| October 9th, 10th, 11th, - confirmed | Pickering, N.Yorkshire. All nww2a members for practise weekend for Pickering Event. Work out details. Also help build some props. Weekend can be used for training by Units. Great fun last year. |
| October 16th, 17th, 18th - confirmed | Pickering, N.Yorkshire. Map of Site. Poster. Video from last year. Standing Orders. Full Association Event at Pickering Show Ground. Marder and 251 will be present and all other Association vehicles. Other tracked armour there, can run on the show ground. Full battles Saturday and Sunday. Eastern Front and Western Front Battles. |
| December 4th, 5th, 6th - confirmed | Eden Camp - Yorkshire - full AGM. Agenda Standing Orders |