Art Demonstration for Tankfest

When:
27th June 2015 @ 9:00 am – 28th June 2015 @ 5:00 pm
2015-06-27T09:00:00+01:00
2015-06-28T17:00:00+01:00
Where:
The Tank Museum
The Tank Museum
Linsay Road, Bovington, Wareham, Dorset BH20 6JG
UK
Cost:
Ticket prices vary

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Annabelle will have a stall at Tankfest 2015. She will be exhibiting some of her work and demonstrating her skills, painting one of her paintings. She looks forward to these events, loving the atmosphere and chance to chat to people about her work. Come and see her uncanny ability to paint and talk at the same time. And if that is not enough to head over to Bovington, Tankfest itself has a number of exciting attractions to keep you occupied for two whole days!
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Image of a tank with a pink smoke bomb
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Here’s some of what the organisers say about the event:

TANK NEWS

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38t
For the first time ever we are able to bring a 38t to Tankfest. This rare piece of historic armour was constructed by the Czechs and had considerable influence in the early campaigns of the Second World War, in the service of the German Army.
The tank you will see was recovered from Hungary in the 1970’s and under the last coat of paint were uncovered the markings of the fifth company of the 7th Panzer Division – potentially one of Hoths’ tank from Moscow.
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Image of a 38t tank
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Churchill AVRE
The Museum owned, A22B Churchill Mark III AVRE, hasn’t been out in the arena for 8 years. It is currently being restored in our Workshops and will be back in action in time for Tankfest 2015!
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Image of a Churchill AVRE
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Fury Shermans
We will be reuniting three of the four Sherman Tanks that featured in our favourite film of last year “Fury”. Along with our Sherman the platoon will form part of one of the vehicle parades and will also be central to the grand finale battle. There will be an amazing photo opportunity with the three Shermans and Tiger 131 together again in the Tank Park – don’t miss it!
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Image of a Sherman tank
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Matilda II
The Museum’s Matilda II is being specially restored to run at Tankfest. The Matilda II was known as the “Queen of the Desert”, owing to its dominance of the Western Desert battlefield between late 1940 and early 1941. They went to the North African Desert with 7 RTR in summer 1940 and played a major role in the destruction of the Italian Army in Libya.
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Image of a Matilda II
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Spitfire
An original Second World War Spitfire will be flying at Tankfest on both days! Part of the Hangar 11 collection, the Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk XI flew in excess of 40 operational missions over Germany, France and Holland from 1944 to the end of the war.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

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Dan Snow
Dan Snow, broadcaster and historian, will be joining guests in the Director’s Enclosure to speak at this year’s Tankfest. 2015 is a year of many significant anniversaries, including the Battle of Waterloo, the signing of the Magna Carta and the end of the Second World War, Dan will be talking about this remarkable year as well as his projects and involvement with The Tank Museum. Dan Snow has researched, written and presented several documentaries on British and World History for the BBC, including the BAFTA award-winning, “Battlefield Britain”. His writing has appeared in renowned publications like The Times, the Guardian, and BBC History Magazine, Dan is also the author of “Death or Victory” – a history of Wolfe’s siege of Quebec.
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Swing Unlimited Big Band
One of the South coast’s most popular swing bands will be attending Tankfest 2015! Swing Unlimited Big Band is a Dorset-based group of jazz musicians, who delight audiences with incredible big band performances. The 10 piece band will be attending for the weekend of Tankfest 2015 in the Entertainment Marquee. Visit their website for more information www.swingunlimitedbigband.co.uk.
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Real Vintage – The Singing Spiv
Real Vintage, based in the South West, travels the country providing entertainment from yesteryear. Prepare to see material from World War One to the golden age of the crooners and the Rat Pack era. The company’s most popular act, the Singing Spiv, will be joining us on the morning of Tankfest, along with his dancers and additional wartime props to keep you entertained.
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The Decadettes
Weymouth-based close harmony singing group, the Decadettes, will take you through the decades with their classics from a variety of different eras, in particularly the 1940’s. Being longstanding friends before colleagues, the chemistry between these ladies is contagious and it won’t be long until you are up and dancing along with them.
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Image of the Decadettes
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