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Home > Dance > Swing back to the Forties

Swing back to the Forties

By Caroline King - May 18, 2011Posted in : Dance, Heritage, Museum

Swing back to the Forties at Erewash Museum When: Saturday 18th June 2011, 11am to 3pm

Where: Erewash Museum, High St, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 5JA

£: Free

What is it?

Step back in time at the Erewash Museum’s 1940’s event.  Jitterbug with the Festival Swing Dance Society, listen to old wartime favourites sung by Johnny Victory and Frances Belle.  See wartime vehicles, memorabilia and displays, learn about wartime cookery and try some favourite recipes, meet the heroes and heroines of the home front.

More info: Phone 0115 9071141 for more information. Erewash Museum

Tagged With: East Midlands, Erewash Museum, Festival Swing Dance Society

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