SIR – I was at Haworth for the 1940s weekend (pictured). On the website it said to dress in 1940s gear, so there I was in my WVS uniform and lace-up shoes!
There were quite a few people in uniform and civilians in appropriate 1940s dress, which was good, but usually at these events almost anything goes – whatever is in the fancy dress shop.
I do realise it wasn’t a re-enactors’ event. The streets were very crowded and I had never been to Haworth before and I did actually enjoy the day.
The point of this letter, though, was the things I saw that spoiled the day. There were soldiers walking around the town with guns slung over their shoulders and I saw another man pretending to shoot people with his gun. I thought all of this was very dangerous.
I think the organisers should look into this.
Mrs K Hewson, Abbey Terrace, Whitby, North Yorkshire
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