First published October 2018
Some of you will know that we have a fabulous 1940's weekend here in Sheringham. The event was initially organised by the North Norfolk Railway and is still a mainstay event of their calendar, but in recent years '40's weekend has extended into the rest of the town.
Some 20,000 people visited Sheringham for this year's event, many of them turned out in 1940's costume. These YouTube videos give a good flavour of the event:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2JeqVro8eU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5nx0tCIU_g
And there is a display of vintage military and civilian vehicles at the main locations: Holt NNR Station, Weybourne NNR Station, Sheringham NNR station and in Sheringham itself.
There's always a few bikes to look at:
And here's another G3L, a visitor from London at the 2018 event:
There's a vehicle parade on the Saturday, and this year I was riding my 1942 W/NG. Not being at all well prepared, I had no period attire to wear and I wore my Barbour lookalike - originally designed in 1936 - but that was about it. The modern flip front helmet didn't help.
So for next year I have a new hat to wear. It's a period Slazenger helmet, from the 1950's in reality:
It's actually my size...
I'm not going to win any fashion competitions though.
I've got these brown leather gauntlets made by Lawson's of London, known by the previous owner to date to 1960 or earlier:
They are in great condition, sheepskin inside and very comfortable. Just the sort of thing I used to wear when I started riding in the '70's.
And here it is in use in 2019, with a dapper chap from the VMCC Anglian Section on a Guzzi 500S - from 1936:
Some of you will know that we have a fabulous 1940's weekend here in Sheringham. The event was initially organised by the North Norfolk Railway and is still a mainstay event of their calendar, but in recent years '40's weekend has extended into the rest of the town.
Some 20,000 people visited Sheringham for this year's event, many of them turned out in 1940's costume. These YouTube videos give a good flavour of the event:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2JeqVro8eU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5nx0tCIU_g
And there is a display of vintage military and civilian vehicles at the main locations: Holt NNR Station, Weybourne NNR Station, Sheringham NNR station and in Sheringham itself.
There's always a few bikes to look at:
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| 2015 Event - Ariel W/NG from the Norfolk Motorcycle Museum at North Walsham |
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| 2015 Event - Royal Enfield WD/CO |
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| 2016 Event - Matchless G3L |
And here's another G3L, a visitor from London at the 2018 event:
There's a vehicle parade on the Saturday, and this year I was riding my 1942 W/NG. Not being at all well prepared, I had no period attire to wear and I wore my Barbour lookalike - originally designed in 1936 - but that was about it. The modern flip front helmet didn't help.
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| The bike looks OK, the rider is trying.... |
It must be a good one, look at those famous names:
It's actually my size...
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| Does my nose look big in this? |
They are in great condition, sheepskin inside and very comfortable. Just the sort of thing I used to wear when I started riding in the '70's.
And here it is in use in 2019, with a dapper chap from the VMCC Anglian Section on a Guzzi 500S - from 1936:
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