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Pickering 1940s Weekend Returns With Civilian Focus Across Town and Eden Camp

Local organisers brought the festival back after pandemic cancellations, shifting the emphasis to everyday wartime life.

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Overview

  • The revived three-day event began Friday night and runs through Sunday across Pickering and Eden Camp, with activities confirmed as underway.
  • Organisers expect crowds on the scale of past years, when about 30,000 people regularly attended the formerly NYMR-run weekend.
  • North Yorkshire Moors Railway services operate on Saturday and Sunday, with pre-bookable shuttle buses linking Pickering and Eden Camp across the weekend.
  • The programme features dancing, guided walks, military vehicle displays, Kyle Evans performing as George Formby, DJ Murray Rose, and a Code Breakers: The Story of Enigma talk at the Kirk Theatre.
  • Community contributions include 60 volunteers, 1940s-themed street decorations by the Pickering Yarn Bombers, a Beck Isle Museum costume exhibition, a traction engine display, and a planned Sunday main street closure for vintage vehicles.