RAF Harrowbeer 1940s Event 19th & 20th August 2023.
The RAF Harrowbeer 1940s Weekend is all set to wow the crowds again, with two days of events on the former WWII airfield at Yelverton, on the 19th & 20th August, from 10am to 5pm daily.
Organised by the RAF Harrowbeer Interest Group, (HIG) the event will be centred around the Dispersal Bay at Axtown, Yelverton. Entry and parking to the event are free but it does need financial support so please help by making a donation. Full details on how to do this are on the show’s website, www.rafharrowbeer1940s.com. You can also follow the event on Facebook.
This year’s event will commence with a Service of Remembrance for the 72 personnel lost while serving at Harrowbeer in WWII. This will be held by the Airfield’s memorial stone in front of Knightstone Tea Rooms at 11am on the Saturday.
Attractions at the 2023 event include regular runs of a Cheetah aircraft engine, as used on Avro Ansons, which were based at Harrowbeer. WWII re-enactors and living history displays, along with military vehicles will recreate an Army Camp of the sort seen locally prior to D-Day. There will be vintage vehicles, classic cars, plus stalls selling vintage items and memorabilia, along with lots of other displays and exhibits.
There will be plenty of on-site catering too. The Royal Oak, Meavy, are providing a bar selling local beers and pizza, and there is also a hog roast, burgers, sandwiches & jacket potatoes, plus plenty of tea and coffee from the ‘NAAFI’ tent. Musical entertainment is provided by the Hummingbirds (Sat only) and Mood Swings with Bernard Stewart.
The HIG will have their Airfield photographs on display and visitors will be able to see inside the Dispersal Bay Air-Raid Shelter. The Robey Trust will be giving steam engine trips around the Airfield and a vintage double-decker bus will be running a shuttle service from Yelverton Parade so all in all, this is going to be a great weekend for the whole family to enjoy!
All the details can be found here