ABINGDON will remember the Second World War at the weekend with a group of re-enactors gathering at the town’s lock.
Thames at War is a 1940s day taking place on Sunday at Abingdon Lock.
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The event is being staged to commemorate the men and women of the Upper Thames Patrol, which was started in Abingdon in 1939 by Abingdon MP Sir Ralph Glyn.
The UTP was the water borne Home Guard and charged with protecting the Thames, its locks and bridges against potential invasion and saboteurs during the war.
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The event will bring together re-enactors, exhibitions, live music, military and period vehicles and period boats including Dunkirk little ships.
There will be an unveiling of a plaque to commemorate the UTP in the afternoon by local historian Bill King and there will also be a Winston Churchill re-enactor.
The 1940s day runs from 10am to 4pm.
For more information abou the event visit thamesatwar.co.uk
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