Dunkirk spirit!

Jul 26 2008 by nick lavigueur, Hudd Sat

Dunkirk spirit!

YOUNGSTERS at Lepton Junior School partied in the street the way they did on VE Day in 1945 in a bid to learn about the Second World War.

The patriotic Class 4 pupils had already been to Eden Camp history museum near York to look at war memorabilia, but then got a taste of the real thing when Bill Fern from the Doncaster Air Museum brought along an air raid siren.

Deputy head Helen Lever said: “When it went off all the children dived under the tables.

“We had the piano out for singing, put up bunting, raised the Union Jack, had a nobbly knee competition and most of the parents came in fancy dress too.”

The historic day – organised by Class 4 teacher Gareth Rees – also featured wartime recipes, including potted meat sandwiches and vinegar fruit cake.