MEMORIES OF THE WW2 HOMEFRONT

WHAT WE DO.

Our aim is to provide quality, experiential entertainment tailored to the needs of your event. We can provide you with static displays and aesthetic decoration, pre-recorded music of the 30’s and 40’s or, live music with master of ceremonies duties. Visitors to your event will leave feeling that they have had a real opportunity to enjoy the experience of the sights and sounds of the “home front”.

WHY WE DO IT.

We have always had a shared interest in the music and fashions of the 30’s and 40’s, and specifically the period when Britain was at war. The music summed up the period by its romantic and humorous content. The attitude of the whole nation was one of patriotism and community.  The fashions for women were sharp, feminine but also functional, at a time when people had to “cut the cloth accordingly” to produce classic style on a shoestring budget. Most importantly, we all love the sense of triumphant human spirit over almost insurmountable odds to “keep the home fires burning” and we all marvel at the “save the string” and “make do and mend” re-cycling drives that were in operation during the war years.  This of course has subsequently come back into sharp focus as people realise the global importance of controlling our own waste and re-cycling used materials. We love the “live for the moment, as who knows what tomorrow will bring” ethic of people who volunteered to go in to combat in the armed services, and those thrust into danger on the home front, from the bombing raids. Men and women putting life and limb at risk by joining fire services, rescue parties and medical teams, in order to pull together as a community to help their friends and neighbours in time of peril.

  Over the years we have worked with and met hundreds of people who have told us tales of their own experiences during the war, some horrific, some tragic and some highly amusing! These people have always said that whatever their experiences, they felt that the community spirit was stronger during the war years and whatever  hardships they faced they felt alive and fulfilled however small their part was in securing our future. A sentiment that is seldom heard these days.

    These people represent our first hand, primary source of this period of our social history and as they reach their twilight years, we attempt to share with them, their memories and therefore encouraging the memories of generations to come. By allowing people a hands on living history experience and engaging with the sights, sounds and feel of the home front in the Second World War, we hope that people will enjoy and share a greater understanding of what life was like in Britain during this difficult time. 

WHERE WE DO IT.

Since 1985 we have supplied displays, music and equipment for photo shoots, film and theatre productions, V.E. and V.J. Day celebrations, museums, shop window displays etc. We have also supplied equipment displays to the Royal British Legion, R.A.F.A. and local councils in the south of England. We have supplied static displays and “Ukulele” walkabout sing-a-longs to village fetes, hotels and preserved railways.

We have supplied “home front” talks with music and songs to schools, where children have been encouraged to handle suitable equipment (under supervision) and ask questions about life in the war, as part of the school curriculum.