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The Dig For Victory Show 1940s themed festival being held on the 13th and 14th June 2026 at the North Somerset Showground near Bristol organised by the Shopland Collection.

The Dig for Victory Show is a 1940s themed festival being held at the North Somerset Showground near Bristol. Our vision is to provide our local community with an affordable, family orientated weekend event to explore this turbulent yet thought-provoking period in our recent history. We will bring history alive and the generations together with a sense of nostalgia and pride - to learn, remember a

nd have fun. Come and celebrate the 'Best of British' and life in the 40s with re-enactors demonstrating what life was like in wartime Britain, an exhibition of over 25 original restored wartime vehicles, veterans sharing their stories, traditional craft demonstrations, locally-grown produce stalls, vintage clothing, farmyard animals, traditional fairground rides, a children's trail and much more....

This event is organised by the Shopland Collection and the Western Branch of the Invicta Military Vehicle Preservation Society, with the support of the North Somerset Agricultural Society and The Blitz Buddies.

We have a fascinating line up of speakers for our 2026 show!Paul Beaver - leading Aviation historianMark Cann - Chief Ex...
04/06/2026

We have a fascinating line up of speakers for our 2026 show!

Paul Beaver - leading Aviation historian
Mark Cann - Chief Executive of the Burma Star Memorial Fund
Peter Singlehurst - Campaign Medals of WW2
Oliver Davey - Yanks In Bristol
Charles Conquest - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Utility Jude - Wartime Ration Recipes
Phil Curme - The Boffins at Birnbeck Pier
Mike Brown - A Child's War
Carol Harris - Air Raids & Ration Books
Dickie Lines - The Music of the 40s
David Shopland - Discussing his Wartime Memories
Cathy Faulkner - reading from Digging For Britain

Our full programme will be released shortly - there is something for everyone in our weekend of 1940s history and fun!

Uh-oh, there's a storm brewing!Looks like these two will be all-at-sea at the ENSA show next Friday!Make sure you join u...
02/06/2026

Uh-oh, there's a storm brewing!

Looks like these two will be all-at-sea at the ENSA show next Friday!

Make sure you join us in the Victory Marquee for a jolly good evening of fun!

Friday night tickets on sale now for just £5! Exhibitors, stallholders and weekend campers get in free.

https://www.digforvictoryshow.com/store/p/friday-night-ticket

There's so much family fun at Dig For Victory!Our Children's Trail, the fun fair, traditional games, the assault course,...
28/05/2026

There's so much family fun at Dig For Victory!

Our Children's Trail, the fun fair, traditional games, the assault course, dance lessons, Punch & Judy, story time, sewing workshops, metal detecting, Rockabella's hair salon, delicious ice-cream and so much more!

Only 2 weeks to go - tickets on sale now!!

https://www.digforvictoryshow.com/store

26/05/2026

After a huge effort from the volunteers, our second airship moves to the start line ready for this year’s show.

The most fascinating part of history is the human stories……
25/05/2026

The most fascinating part of history is the human stories……

Captain H. A. Packer, RN, Commanding Officer of HMS Warspite in August 1943.

As an Acting Sub-Lieutenant, Packer joined the new battleship HMS Warspite on February 22, 1915 and was trained as an Assistant Gunnery Officer. After the Battle of Jutland in 1916, Packer was mentioned in dispatches for firing 12 rounds (though all fell short of their target) at the line of German High Seas Fleet battleships under local control.

In the spring of 1943, Packer returned to the Warspite, now as her captain. Warspite was shelling Salerno on September 15, 1943 when a new German weapon, the Fritz X wireless guided bomb, was deployed, crashing through the decks and exploding in the boiler room. Captain Packer managed to bring the crippled ship, under tow, back to Malta and was once again mentioned in despatches. He has the rare honour of having been so honoured for his conduct on the same ship in two world wars.

Make Do & Mend is back this year! Free workshops running on Saturday and Sunday with fun activities for all ages. ...
22/05/2026

Make Do & Mend is back this year!

Free workshops running on Saturday and Sunday with fun activities for all ages.

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