Classic Military Vehicle – September 2019

Queues form outside the main gate while

(below) visitors gather around the arena

for the heavy vehicle display

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either scorching temperatures nor

drenching rain deterred thousands of

classic military vehicle enthusiasts and

re-enactors from attending the annual War and

Peace Revival held at The Hop Farm in Paddock

Wood, Kent in July. Despite high temperatures

on the Wednesday and Thursday followed

by soaking rain on the Friday and Saturday,

organisers of the popular classic military show

said the event had gone off ‘very well’. Steve

Morgan of FRL Media, a division of War and

Peace, said: “It was a good show and we’ve had

some cracking feedback already. Of course,

it was challenging because we had the two

extremes of heat and then drenching rain, but

we’re happy with how things went and believe

that overall it was a really good show.”

This year marked the 75th anniversary of

the D-Day landings, the largest amphibious

deployment of troops in history, and like many

other shows, The War and Peace Revival

commemorated the momentous event with a

memorial service. Held in the Victory Marquee

on the fi nal day of the event, the service

was attended by veterans of the Normandy

landings. “It was a moving event attended by

veterans,” said Steve. “Unfortunately, some

could not be with us on the day as they had

taken ill, which is understandable as it has been

a busy year for them. After the service those

The Greatest

Showmen

words and pictures Andrew Stone

Enthusiasts pull out all the stops at War and Peace Revival