Step back in time to the 1940s and a Waterworks at War - 2008-08-30

Get ready to step back in time again at the Kew Bridge Steam Museum, with a 1940s themed weekend, Waterworks at War: WW II and You - Life on the Home Front on Saturday & Sunday August 30th & 31st.

Activities include a variety of wartime vehicles and demonstrations, tips on 'make do and mend', how to make nutritious meals from the rations plus a special wartime menu in the café. Top wartime dancing team the GI Jitterbugs will be demonstrating and hosting have a go sessions.

The museum is also running a joint ticketing offer over the weekend, with it's neighbour The Musical Museum, at £13.00 entry for adults for both museums.

Highlights include:

Can you find the spy? - treasure hunt for children GI Jitterbugs - ‘have a go' session (Sunday only) Dressing up! - 40s clothes for children to try on Dig for victory - how vegetables won the war!
Make do and mend - what you can do with your worn out clothes Ration recipes - how would you have managed on the ration? Emergency Services - see the Auxiliary Fire Brigade and other services at work
The pumping station probably worked at its hardest during the Blitz in the Second World War with the Cornish engines and diesels working to cope with burst water mains plus the demand from the fire fighting service. Visitors will be issued with a replica of a special Metropolitan Water pass that was needed in order to get into the pumping station during the war.
Ernest Buchner, Director of the Museum said; "Things are really shaping up for our Waterworks at War weekend. We want everyone to get involved and are inviting them to arrive in period costume  - Civilian Dress and Allied Forces Uniforms only - or by bringing along a pre1949 car, bicycle or motorbike."
The 90inch, Boulton & Watt, Maudslay and Bull Cornish Engines will also be running and the focus of this weekend will be on the working life of the Victorian pumping station with specialised talks and behind the scenes tours of the original workshops.

Other Activities at the Museum during this time:

Free rides on the steam train Splash zone for kids Water For Life Gallery Giant beam engines in steam
Museum cafe and shop Partial wheelchair access and wheelchair accessible toilet

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