A Pathe Gazette News reel from Easter 1941
Wartime Slingsby Exhibition: April 26th
Come and find out about Slingsby’s wartime associations; from the Wars of the Roses, the Civil War, and preparations for war in the village from the Napoleonic wars up until the second world war, when the village was a centre for troop training and munitions storage, and welcomed evacuees.
For more details about the Wartime Slingsby Exhibition taking place on April 26th CLICK HERE
Next weekend sees the Wartime Slingsby exhibition take place and everyday, over the next week, the Slingsby Village website will be publishing a war related post to set the mood and provide an overview of the two World Wars.
We start with the Imperial War museums excellent podcast ‘Voices of the First World War’ which is a collection of audio recordings made with World War One veterans where they detail their memories and experiences.
There are 41 podcasts in the collection, each one lasting around twenty minutes or so, detailing aspects of the war from joining up through to the daily routines of trench life, the war in the air, Zeppelin raids, women’s war services and more.
Find out why your tea, brewed in the trenches, often tasted of petrol and why you should never bayonet a trench rat.
The Imperial War Museums ‘Voices of the First World War’ podcast collection can be listened to at
For more details about the Wartime Slingsby Exhibition taking place on April 26th CLICK HERE
Saturday 26th April 2014, 1030am to 4.30pm, Slingsby Village Hall
A reminder about Slingsby’s foremost local history event of the year.
Slingsby Local History Group presents
Saturday 26th April
Come and find out about Slingsby’s wartime associations; from the Wars of the Roses, the Civil War, and preparations for war in the village from the Napoleonic wars up until the second world war, when the village was a centre for troop training and munitions storage, and welcomed evacuees.
[Above: Troops assembling in Slingsby High Street during WW2]
Exhibition, photographs, artefacts, film etc:
All day in the Village Hall, 10.30am to 4.30pm.
Coffee, light lunches, afternoon tea served all day.
1.45 pm Memories recording session (by invitation) in the Village Hall Committee room.
3 pm in the Village Hall. First world war songs by Slingsby School pupils and anyone else who would like to sing.
*Copies of our recently published book about Slingsby businesses “Slingsby Then and Now’ will be available for sale and for collection by those who have previously ordered them.*
Entry to Exhibition : £2.50
The Yorkshire Arboretum at Castle Howard has a full programme of events for spring.
For Easter Bunny trails, guided tours, themed walks and more coming up soon, see the Yorkshire Arboretum’s latest events leaflet: Spring events list
For more about the Arboretum, see http://www.yorkshirearboretum.org
The dates for the car boot sales on Slingsby Sportsfield are now available:
5th May and 26th May
15th June and 29th June
13th July and 27th July
10th August and 25th August
7th September
(subject to weather and ground conditions)
Further information will be published on the Sportsfield page as we receive it. You’ll also find there a contact telephone number for the Sports Club.
