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Celebrating victory in Europe
by Riazat Butt5/ 5/2005
VICTORIA Baths is inviting people to take a
trip back to the 1940s in true swing style. On Sunday the landmark
venue is bringing back fond memories by holding a 1940s tea dance -
like the ones it was famous for during its heyday - with period
fashions and a swing band playing music from the era.
Visitors will be given a ration book on entry, which they can
exchange for themed wartime food such as Spam sandwiches and cup
cakes.
Dance teachers will be on hand to help people brush up on their
Square Tango, Fox Trot or even Mississippi Dip and memorabilia of
bands such as Percy Peases' band, which played the Baths all those
years ago, will line the dance hall.
The event runs from 2pm until 6pm and tickets are £5 in advance, £6
on the door and £2.50 for children from the Victoria Baths
office.
Call 0161 224 2020 (or info@victoriabaths.org.uk).
If you can lend Victoria Baths any flags for this special occasion
then please contact the Friends of Victoria Baths Trust on 0161 224
2020.
Have some wartime fun at the
Imperial War Museum
North, which has organised a weekend of themed events for
all the family.
On Saturday girls can doll themselves up 1940s style and, on
Sunday, there is a sing-along special, a special VE Day barbecue,
live music, strolling entertainers, a puppet show and 1940s games
and activities.
The other event at IWM North is the 34th annual boat race between
the Universities of Manchester and Salford takes place at The Quays
on Sunday.
The regatta commences at 2pm.
For more information call 0161 836 4000 (or visit
www.iwm.org.uk)
The
Manchester City Experience, at the City Of
Manchester Stadium, is commemorating VE Day with an exhibition
focusing on football related wartime stories.
Throughout May the story of former Luftwaffe paratrooper, POW and
Manchester City hero Bert Trautmann OBE will be told, while other
soccer stories will also be featured in the exhibition.
Normal admission prices apply to all daytime activities at the
Manchester City Experience.
To book, or for more information, call 0870 062 1894 (select option
eight) or 0161 438 7824.
Manchester's
Arndale Centre is home to an
exhibition that forms part of Their Past Your Future, a £10m, one
year programme of commemorative and educational events led by the
People's History Museum to mark VE Day.
The exhibition has been developed from personal stories revealing
how wartime experiences changed people's lives and how people
remember those they lost.
It is designed to encourage visitors to explore what they can learn
from the Second World War from their local landscape, veterans,
family and friends, and to highlight the ongoing significance sixty
years on.
During the next four weeks the exhibition, organised by the
People's History Museum, will be supported by a number of events
and activities.
Their Past Your Future can be seen in the Arndale Centre's Halle
Square until May 18. Open daily.
For details of events being held in your area, call 0161 234
3141.
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