Ellesmere Port Memories: Ellesmere Port National Waterways Museum celebrates family day
A SPECIAL 'Wartime Years' event was held over the weekend to rekindle the community's interest in the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port.
Volunteer Celia Webber came up with the idea of having a 1940s themed weekend to encourage more people to get involved with the historic site.
During the weekend there were talks by visiting speakers, exhibitions, and the opportunity to find out from experts how to start researching family trees, as well as the chance to swap ideas and stories with other family historians.
Entertainment included 'Air Raid Archie', and a DJ playing music of the era in the Island Warehouse.
The first picture shows Air Raid Archie instructing Bella Webster, Pascal Challier, Jelena Gligorijevic.and Emma Wright on how to use the wartime stirrup pump.
Wartime DJ Mike Roberts, with one of the event organisers Sue Jones, playing in Palm Court with vintage audio.
Celia Webber and Linda Barley, archivist of the Waterways archive, with visitor Stanley Blackwell and the old Manchester Ship Canal company clock in the background.
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