Part of the Snapshots of Barry in WW2 exhibition
Barry at War seeks to carry out wartime heritage events in and around Barry.
Our events aim to be both interesting and educational, as well as being family focused.
Barry at War held the ’Back to 40 Two’ dance on Saturday October 29th 2011. Guests danced to the sounds of Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington and others played live by Dave Miller and the Cardiff and the Vale youth Jazz Orchestra, supported by specialist vintage DJ Dipsy Doodle. Built in 1906, the venue became a time wrap …
The People of the Past once again brought history to life as a WW2 Jeep and 1944 GMC 6×6 truck deployed to King’s Square in support of Barry Library’s Intergenerational Day, on Sat May 21st. Dr Jonathan Hicks launched his new WW1 Crime novel ‘The Dead of Mametz’. Fellow Author Eileen Younghusband gave a very interesting lecture …
Barry at War held a small display in Barry Library during September 2011 to commemorate the Battle of Britain from the end of August until the end of September. “Never in the field of human conflict, has so much been owned by so many to so few” Winston Churchill Tweet
Visitors to the ‘Meet the People of the Past’ event at Victoria Park, Barry on Sunday March 27th 2012 had the opportunity to literally get a taste of wartime Barry by sampling ‘Vinegar cake’, made from a wartime recipe. With eggs in short supply and rationed, wartime households needed to find ways to cook without them, so …
Barry at War held an exhibition in Barry Library during the rememberance period on the Commonwealth War Graves in the Vale of Glamorgan. Tweet
Following the success of the first exhibition, Barry at War Group held an exhibition on Barry during WW2 at the Victoria Park Rooms, Cadoxton from mid August to mid September 2011. The exhibition highlighted aspects of the docks and Merchant Navy during the second world war, with many then and now photographs. Comments left at the …
Oct 30th 2010: Back to the 40s dance, Penarth. The Back to the 40s dance took the Paget Rooms, Penarth back to the days of the big band dances. Guests danced the night away to the sounds of Glenn Miller and Duke Ellington, played by the Cardiff and Vale Youth Jazz Orchestra. The event featured …
Held between Feb 27 and Mar 27 2011, this pictorial exhibition aimed to educate the people of Barry, particularly young people about the town during World War 2 and to capture stories from those who lived during these times to aid further our research. ‘Meet the people of the past’ day On Sunday March …
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