Aspley Guise and Woburn Sands War Weapons Week
1941 , Aspley Guise (Bedfordshire)
Cat no. 1702
Documentation of wartime fundraising efforts in the Bedfordshire village of Aspley Guise.
The Bedfordshire village of Aspley Guise stages a week of events to raise money for the war effort, beginning with the erection in The Square of a fundraising barometer adorned with flags and bunting. Home guard cadets are shown running through drills before setting out on a parade through the village, and a children's costume parade is filmed in colour. A podium is erected ahead of the day's events which begin with a town parade featuring marching bands, soldiers, home guard volunteers and community groups, followed by races and games and a charity cricket match featuring one team dressed in top hats and the other wearing artillery helmets.
Featured Events
War Weapons Week, 24-31 May 1941
Keywords
Fundraising; Parades; War
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Production company : Aspley Film Productions
Manifestations
Aspley Guise and Woburn Sands War Weapons Week
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Locations: Aspley Guise (Bedfordshire)
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Description Type: monographic
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Subject: World War II / War Weapons Week / Home Guard / Air Raid Precautions (ARP) / bunting (decorations) / parades / cricket matches
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