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1940s weekend in Sheringham North Norfolk 2018
North Norfolk photographer Pierre Butikofer attended the 1940s weekend in Sheringham North Norfolk. I cannot believe that a year has gone by and we have just finished the 1940s weekend for 2018. It is estimated that over 50,000 people attended the two days and again we were blessed with wonderful weather. In fact on the Saturday, the was no wind […]
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1940s weekend in Sheringham North Norfolk 2017
1940s weekend in Sheringham North Norfolk 2017 Click on the text to view the photos North Norfolk photographer Pierre Butikofer attended the 1940s weekend in Sheringham North Norfolk. The whole of Sheringham town, in North Norfolk, was alive to scenes of the 1940s. From men and women in uniform from the three armed services to civilians dressed in the outfits […]
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100 year anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. Outdoor memorial service held at Cromer church
A hundred years to the day, was the beginning of the battle of Passchendaele. This was also known as the third battle of Ypres in 1917. The battle took place on the Western Front, from July to November 1917, for control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders. British casualties alone numbered nearly […]
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1940s weekend Sheringham North Norfolk 2014
1940s weekend Sheringham North Norfolk 2014 on Sept 20th & 21st 2014 was the start of another weekend with the Sheringham North Norfolk Railway aka Poppy Line and the town of Sheringham putting on yet another stunning event. The streets of Sheringham resounded to the sound of 1940s jive music, the tones of the Pathe news and BBC radio announcers, […]