Monday
2 – Sunday 8 June
Special events to commemorate
the D-Day landings
D-Day Museum, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea
Including re-enactors, dance to 1940’s music, meet Normandy
Veterans and take part in hands-on activities
Everyone £2.50 special admission price all week.
More details nearer the time. FREE Admission on Friday 6 June
Museum Opening Times 10.00am - 5.30pm
Events:
Monday 2 - Thursday 5 June
Meet the Veterans. Your chance to talk to veterans of D-Day and the Battle
of Normandy. Find out what it was really like to be there.
Friday 6 June
The Real Dad's Army. This Home Guard re-enactment group will be on patrol at
the museum throughout the day. Meet Captain Mainwaring and the rest of the
Walmington - on - Sea platoon.
Radio Days. Wartime music and radio come alive in this nostalgic show.
Performances at: 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm.
Saturday 7 June
11.30am - 4pm
The Maryland Jazz Band will be on hand to entertain with music from the 1940s.
10.00am - 5.00pm
The Home Front experience. Find out what it was like for the families left
behind in Britain, coping with rationing, evacuation and air raids.
Sunday 8 June
The Real Dad's Army. This Home Guard re-enactment group will be on patrol at
the museum throughout the day.
Radio Days. Wartime music and radio come alive in this nostalgic show. Performances at: 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm.
For a complete listing of events at all museum sites please go to the Portsmouth Museums Site www.portsmouthmuseums.co.uk
Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Details are correct at time of upload. Every effort will be made to keep this
site up-to-date but Portsmouth City Council reserves the right to make changes
to the programme in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
Further information on this and future events can be obtained from devans@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
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