Pickering Wartime Weekend

Wartime weekend 'worth £1million'

9:10am Thursday 18th October 2012

THE area’s economy was boosted by more than £1 million by this year’s Railway in Wartime nostalgia weekend, according to the mayor of Pickering.

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Taking in the wartime ambience

4:13pm Wednesday 17th October 2012

IN the shadowy evening light, as dusk fell on Whitby Station, the man in the pinstripe suit cautiously approached us and gesticulated for us to move closer.

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Pickering Wartime Weekend turns back the clock again to celebrate our finest hour

9:43am Monday 15th October 2012

A GROUP of North Yorkshire villages turned back the clocks to 1943 as one of the county’s most popular events drew thousands of visitors.

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Record sales at wartime weekend

5:57pm Sunday 14th October 2012

THIS weekend saw record numbers of people enjoying the wartime weekend, according to organisers.

Thousands flock to wartime weekend

4:13pm Saturday 13th October 2012

ONCE again, a group of North Yorkshire villages have turned back their clocks to 1943 this weekend, for one of the region’s most popular events.

War weekend gets underway in Pickering

1:32pm Friday 12th October 2012

THE clock will be turned back almost 70 years in Ryedale this weekend as thousands of visitors join a three-day celebration of the wartime role of the railways.

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Take a step back in time with Pickering Wartime Weekend

3:48pm Wednesday 10th October 2012

TENS of thousands of visitors to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway will be stepping back in time this month for the 20th annual Railway in Wartime weekend – and we have put together a guide to make sure that you know what is happening, and where.

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Word from the top

4:52pm Wednesday 10th October 2012

TURNING the clock back to 1943 is something that brings Philip Benham a lot of pleasure every October, and has done since he became general manager of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway eight years ago.

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Wartime Weekend: Whitby

4:39pm Wednesday 10th October 2012

Whitby is throwing itself into the spirit of the event once again, after its first foray back to the Forties last year

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Wartime Weekend: Grosmont

4:38pm Wednesday 10th October 2012

Music and dance, jiving and vintage car displays will bring the fun of the 40s to life at Grosmont Station throughout the weekend

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Wartime Weekend: Under occupation at Levisham

4:35pm Wednesday 10th October 2012

VISITORS stepping off the train at Levisham Station during the Railway in Wartime weekend will be transported back to a German-occupied French village, Le Visham, where the theme this year is ‘Pionier Voran’, or ‘Pioneers to the fore’.

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Wartime Weekend: Goathland

4:33pm Wednesday 10th October 2012

FOR a taste of what happened on the home front during the second World War, head to Goathland Station where there will be plenty of events throughout the weekend.

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All go at Pickering Showground

4:27pm Wednesday 10th October 2012

Pickering Showground is entering into the wartime spirit for the first time this year, with stalls, entertainment, and a shuttle bus to town

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Pickering wartime weekend parades

4:18pm Wednesday 10th October 2012

The focus for many visitors during the Railway in Wartime weekend is Pickering, the starting point for trains steaming along the line to Levisham, Goathland, Grosmont and, finally Whitby.

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Wartime Weekend: Pickering Station

4:12pm Wednesday 10th October 2012

Pickering Station is the starting point for most people’s journey along the and it will be action-packed all weekend.

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