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Lowestoft Schools Wartime Evacuation Panels

Heritage Open Day: Find out more about the Lowestoft Schools Evacuation of June 1940 by viewing these special panels at the Railway Station where over 3000 schoolchildren departed from. In June 1940 several thousand children and their teachers were evacuated away from the threat of wartime bombing and invasion to safety in communities in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Trace where your relatives may have been evacuated to. Features some great memories of evacuation day and features details of Glossop where over 500 were found a place of safety.
event dateFri 12 Sep to Sunday 21 September
venue addressMain Concourse, Lowestoft Railway Station, Denmark Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 2EG
event timesFri 12 Sep:Open 10am - 4pm daily; Sat 13 Sep:Open 10am - 4pm daily; Sun 14 Sep:Open 10am - 4pm daily; Mon 15 Sep:Open 10am - 4pm daily; Tues 16 Sep:Open 10am - 4pm daily; Wed 17 Sep:Open 10am - 4pm daily; Thu 18 Sep:Open 10am - 4pm daily; Fri 19 Sep:Open 10am - 4pm daily; Sat 20 Sep:Open 10am - 4pm daily; Sun 21 Sep:Open 10am - 4pm daily; Free Entry.
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