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Once again The HOME FRONT VINTAGE FAIR will fully exploit the delightful facilities provided by Thornborough Hall…..

The Wensleydale Railway will be running their Wartime Experience Train on Saturday 20th July Guests will join the train at Leeming Bar Station where it will depart at 9.45am and journey up to the Yorkshire Dales. The train will then…

It’s hard to believe but 2019 will be the twelfth year of the Leyburn 1940s Weekend – longer, even, than the decade it celebrates! It’s also hard to believe how successful the event has become. Every year has seen bigger…

Wensleydale Railways have done us proud! 1945 Steam Locomotive We’re DELIGHTED to announce that Merchant Navy 35018 ‘British India Line’ will be running on for the WHOLE 1940’s weekend!! This engine was one of the first batch of twenty SR…

We’re please to announce that – thanks to generous sponsorship by The Bolton Arms –  we’ll have  an M24 Chaffee Tank on display in the car park of The Bolton Arms this year. The M24 Chafee Tank is an American designed…

There’s plenty to get involved with at The Arts Centre over the weekend.

The HOME FRONT VINTAGE FAIR – organised each year by Louise Lewis Events – at the lovely Thornborough Hall has become a staple part of Leyburn 1940s weekend over the last few years. Open from first thing in the morning…

The Swing Cats will be leading Lindy Hop dance demonstration sessions in the market place, and dance lessons at the Bolton Arms, across the weekend. The Swing Cats are a dance team brought together by the love of vintage dance…