Haworth 1940s Weekend
With an approximate daily attendance of more than 25,000 over the third weekend in May, the Haworth 1940s Weekend has every reason to take itself very seriously. While the event has expanded enormously in scale since its inception in 1995, its focus, communicating the history of the World War Two through living history and re-enactment groups is even more vivid and accurate than ever, this year focusing on
The Cockleshell Heroes and Special Forces.
Over the weekend there were talks, displays and a visit from Afghanistan War survivor, Ben Parkinson and The Pilgrim Bandits charity set up by ex-members of the SAS to help restore injured servicemen’s physical confidence.
From the Haworth Home Guard WR 28 to the North West 101st Airborne Re-enactment Group and individuals taking on different roles in 1940s costume, all complemented the many Willys MBs, Ford GPWs and other World War Two vehicles.
The 101st Airborne kept guard over a road closure and the halt for the stream of vintage buses transporting visitors from the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway station. To one side of the roadblock stood the imposing bulk of a restored M16 Half-track ‘meat chopper’ with the huge barrel of its M4…
