An event hosted by Project Purley and other local organisations and individuals.
Monday 5th May
2:00 – 4.30 pm – doors open 1.45 pm
The Barn, Goosecroft, Purley on Thames, RG8 8DR
Tickets £5 per person from Marjorie Butler on 0118 941 8856 or at a Project Purley meeting
Pre-booking required
Doors open at 1.45 pm and our event begins at 2:00 pm. Discover Purley during the Second World War. Find out where Spitfire parts were made in the village, how we welcomed children, families and businesses evacuated from London, how Purley Park River Estate expanded into a village within a village and read about the eventful bops in their community hall. Discover the stories of those who served in the armed forces and on the home front and our connections to the “Great Escape” and the infamous Thai-Burma Railway. Maybe you’ll find a former resident of your home served in the war?
There will be an exhibition, Pathe Film news clips, music, images and a talk in two halves, by historian Mike Cooper on “The Collapse of Germany in 1945”.
The ticket price also includes tea/coffee and cake.
The afternoon will end about 4.30 pm. Pre-booking is required as numbers are limited.
