There are still some tickets left for Brigg Amateur Social Historians' VE day/1940s night - entitled "Wish Me Luck" - on Friday, 7th May at Brigg & District Servicemen's Club, Coney Court.
The event features Paula Baldwin’s Shiny Stockings swing band, vocalists Sarah Blair-Manning, Christine Scott, Marty Wilson and the Jump Jive Alive dancers. Plus buffet and raffle; 1940s dress/uniform welcome. Admission by ticket only - £15 from Tourist Information, The Buttercross, Brigg, Tel: 01652 657053.
'Bash-dates at 11 o'clock, hight'
ReplyDelete'Tally-ho!'
De-mob suits and suspenders welcome!
A blue pair of overalls and a small box can transform one into an Air Raid Warden with a boxed gas-mask.
A cigar - into Winston,
A trilby; a narrow tash and a wrist of watches - a spiv.
A full white apron and a blue packet - a grocer selling sugar.
A collar-less shirt; string wrapped below knees and boots - a labourer.
A vest with POW - Pingley Camp person.
Bowler hat, umbrella and dark suit - bank manager.
A pair of shorts, green scarf, long socks - a boy sprout.
A black shirt with white cardboard insert in collar - vicar.
A polo-necked sweater and wellies - marchant seaman.
Wrapped in bandages - injured person.
A pencil, note-pad, wearing a coloured (green usually) visor with inky-fingers - puffing heavily on cig. = 'Nige' the Wartime Lincs Times reporter.
ReplyDeleteA gown, maths text book and a cane - BGS teacher
An blazer, shorts and dirty knees - BGS pupil.
Binoculars, small camera, sun-specs, radio and pill - a spy!
Elderly person in baggy trousers, shirt, wide leather belt, cap and wearing lots of medals - WW1 veteran.
Birthday suit - WW2 streaker