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Family fun and community event supporting local traders in the Market Place and the Borough in Hinckley town centre held on the last Sunday of every month, excluding December.

A wide selection of goods will be available from bakers, crafters, makers and charities. There will also be children's entertainment available.

Keep updated with the market on facebook: ACM Nuneaton (facebook.com)

To hold a stall at the market, you can secure tickets: All Communities Matter - Indie Markets (tickettailor.com)

Join us for a weekend of fun and nostalgia as we celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day with the rest of the nation.

Desford will be turning back the clock to the 1940s, commemorating, educating, and celebrating all that was done during this decade to secure Victory in Europe. With military displays, dancing, live music, historical reenactments, fabulous food, and vintage vehicles, there’s something for everyone.

The Festival of the 40s will feature a military zone with: hundreds of reenactors, a wide range of military vehicles, encampment displays, interactive experiences, aerial displays and Spitfire flying experience with IFly Spitfire simulator.

The heart of the village will be transformed into our Homefront Zone, featuring:

• Live 1940s entertainment, including The LahdiDahs, Kyle Evans as George Formby, Homefront Harriet and more
• 1940s dance demonstrations and lessons
• Air raid experience
• 1940s cookery demonstrations
• 1940s themed pubs and tearooms
• 1940s wedding display
• Vintage vehicle displays
• 1940s bus ride
• Children’s quests and family activities
•  A memorial parade
• Desford in the 40s exhibition
• Winston Churchill and much, much more

Find us on social media: @desfordheritage

Ratby Mid Band is playing at the bandstand as part of the Friends of Hollycroft Park Sunday Band Concert series. 

Information on other events is available at Friends of Hollycroft Park (wordpress.com)

For further information on the park, please visit Hollycroft Park

Gather around the bandstand for two hours of live music from Julie Sings and the Rob Wilson Show, and don't forget to come prepared with a picnic feast.

Location: Barwell Park (Tip Park), Kirkby Road, LE9 8FR.

Wartime music, refreshment and beacon lighting.