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An Aveland Odyssey – Folkingham Remembers Operation Market Garden - Open Air Display

Open air display area Folkingham, Folkingham, Lincolnshire, NG34 0HA

  • Multiple dates available
  • In person
  • Pre-booking not required

A weekend event at venues around the village. Open Air Display Areas - To the western edge of the village, we will have displays that evoke the airfield activity, showing the sights and sounds of the day the planes set off.

Our GI enactors will set up camp, with a mess tent, medical tent, etc, along with a wide range of period military vehicles. Low Farm Park will be the site of our sumptuous food court, including the Stables Café and 8 Sails Beer Tent. Entertainers will whisk you back in time as you eat, with the swing band sounds of the era.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 14 September:
10.30 - 17.00
Sunday 15 September:
10.30 - 17.00

Location & directions

Open air display area Folkingham, Folkingham, Lincolnshire, NG34 0HA

Directions:
Car Parking for event by donation: NG34 0HA Events throughout village
Contact on day:
Alison Ray
Telephone number:
+447962191319

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Access: Whilst the food court is readily accessible on level ground, uneven ground may be experienced in the wider display area.

Additional information

Recreating Folkingham in 1944, 80 years on from the route taken by US 313th Troop Carrier Group to fly troops to Arnhem as they mobilised for Operation Market Garden. For further information, check The Aveland History Group on Facebook or visit our website: www.theavelandhistorygroup.com

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