The charity making life better by water
Making life better by water
Starts: 28 July 2024
Ends: 28 July 2024
10:00 am - 04:00 pm
National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port South Pier Road Ellesmere Port Cheshire CH65 4FW
Visit the Cheshire Pals at Porters Row, preparing ‘Comforts for the Troops’ including knitted bandages and biscuits ... and watch them harvest herbs (nettles and mint) for medicines.
Have a chat with ‘Tommy’ who’ll be patrolling the site talking to visitors about his uniform, weapons, insignia, kit and the contents of his pockets, strictly no contraband!
12pm & 3pm – Musket to Machine Gun in 30 minutes – display and commentary from local re-enactor Steve Cawood covering the development of weapons and the history of firearms from 1740 to 1940.
Last Edited: 20 February 2024
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