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

VINTAGE and militaria trade stalls, food vendors and a period-style tea room will vie for attention among living history displays, fashion shows and entertainment from Mickey Ramsbottom and the Alka Seltzer Sisters and a pipe and drum band, while a children’s funfair, Spitfire simulator and miniature tank rides will keep old and young amused throughout the weekend.

Battles will take place between Axis and Allied troops on Saturday and Sunday at 2pm and 3pm, while on Sunday there are three theatre performances called Dodging the Doodlebugs at 11.30am and 1pm.

A park and ride service is available from the Showground, costing £5 car/£1 per person for coaches and minibuses, for all-day parking, which includes bus travel. Shuttle buses will run continually throughout the event, with the first one leaving 45 minutes before the first train and the last one 30 minutes after the last train is due in. However, in the case of delays, it will wait for passengers.

Traders include:

Dress Circle

Jenny’s 40s clothing

Canama – dance shoes, men’s swing trousers, seamed stockings

Fletcher and Fenn – hand-made dresses, shirts and trousers

Vintage and Retro – 1940s clothing, accessories and collectables

Something Sparkles – vintage glass and household goods, including pewter and silver plates and vintage-style jewellery

Rub a Dub Soap

Vintage hair and makeup – get your hair and make up done on the day

Heather’s Simply Vintage – vintage clothing

Best of British – magazines and books

Martha’s Modes – millinery/tailoring

Soldier of Fortune – military clothing & equipment

Militaria Net – militaria, mainly Second World War-era German

Mrs Miniver’s Millinery – millinery and make do and mend

Eat Me Fudge

Simple Hands – sewing and crafts

Quartermaster Stores – Second World War American items

Military-themed toys

Lavender Fields Tearoom and Sweet Emporium

Barnett’s Confectionary – fudge and liquorice

Liz James Vintage – vintage accessories and handbags

North Yorkshire Moors Railway retail

David Bishop Occasions Photography

Buttercups and Jeans Vintage

Market Street Chippy

Hog roast

Pizza Loco

Frontline – military-style clothing and accessories for adults and children

M R Army Surplus – surplus clothing, accessories from RAF, British Army, Royal Navy and related new items

The Lost Man – books