Ingleton
operation Home guard weekend
July 7th & 8th 2007
With weeks of cold winds and rain, floods, thunder and lightning, the gods of war seemed to look down favourably on the little sleepy town of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, just for a weekend. The Sun came out, and the clouds vanished. This was the first real Home guard weekend at Ingleton. We were there last year as "guests" ( laugh out loud!!!!) of the Village committee, which did not go down well as we kind of stole their show at the village fair. So John and Elaine and numerous others, set about doing their own show in the Village, which turned out to be brilliant. Enough re-enactors and vehicles turned up to a closed off village centre, to make everything look very war time looking. We had a long run out on the Sunday, round the little villages, with all the big stuff, MAC and Jimmy's leading the way, and the horde of jeeps trailing in their shadow. I'll write more soon, in the mean time, some pics..................
In Ingleton town square, part of the vehicle display.
Rupert's Dodge WC new colour scheme, airfield control vehicle, with bright orange windsock and cheque flag. My brother, Phil's Dodge Ambulance
Interesting new addition to my Jeep, a little over kill !!!!
James on the 30 cal while Tim gives the orders from a safe distance !!
Half way through the run out, and a photo stop in Clapham village.
This is looking up from Clapham village, what scenery for a convoy run out.
REO and MAC up front. With Kevin's newly restored jeep behind.
Period civilians were also out in force, great shoes Sir , and look at the tie, brilliant !
Bob's GMC and Richards MAC,
as big as houses, well , longer anyway !!
Just part of young James's collection, I wonder what he will have by the time he is our age???? Tim, you will need a truck just to carry it all !!! There is Tim's jeep under there somewhere.
Smartly turned
out RAF personnel.
and the cast from "ALLO ALLO"...
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