15 fabulous photos from ‘WWII Community Fun Day’ at Brownlow House in Lurgan

‘GI’ Gerry Coleman from the Wartime Living History Group pictured at the WWII Fun Day at Brownlow House, Lurgan, on Saturday with Yvonne Hegarty, Kian O’Hagan (11) and Seamus Macrory. LM39-200.

Presented by Regenerate, the popular event included tours of Brownlow House, a WWII tented village, stalls and vehicle displays, re-enactors, songs by the Swingtime Starlets, and a spectacular finale in the form of a full wartime battle re-enactment with special effects.

Photographer Tony Hendron went along to capture a flavour of the event.

Hazel Douglas, left, and Kathleen Douglas pictured with ’82nd Airborne troops’ James Duffin and Adam Quinn at the WWII Fun Day on Saturday. LM39-201. (Photo: Tony Hendron)

Enjoying the music of the Swingtime Starlets at the WWII Fun Day at Brownlow House on Saturday. LM39-216. (Photo: Tony Hendron)

Pat McCarthy, left, and Jim O’Neill, right pictured with ‘Polish soldiers’ from left, Robert Mucha Junior, Robert Mucha Senior and Marcin Szajder. PT39-202. (Photo: Tony Hendron)

Keith and Denise Thompson pictured with ‘Polish soldier’, Marcin Szajder at the WWII Fun Day at Brownlow House on Saturday. LM39-204. (Photo: Tony Hendron)

Members of the Crawford family, Danny (9), mum, Emma and dad, David pictured at the WWII Fun Day on Saturday with ‘US 82nd Airborne paratrooper’, Jonathan Montgomery. LM39-205.

Some of the ‘troops’ on duty at the WWII Fun Day at Brownlow House on Saturday. LM39-212. (Photo: Tony Hendron)

Brother and sister, Nahum and Bethany Thompson who attended the WWII Fun Day at Brownlow House on Saturday. LM39-208. (Photo: Tony Hendron)

The Swingtime Starlets provided musical entertainment with 1940s songs at the WWII Fun Day. LM39-214. (Photo: Tony Hendron)

Enjoying the day out at the WWII Fun Day are from left, Gemma Bryars, Joshua Bryars (7), Russell Fullerton and Oscar Bryars (5). LM39-209.

Visitors to the WWII Fun Day at Brownlow House on Saturday enjoyed meeting the ‘soldiers’ who dressed in full combat gear. Pictured, from left, are Cathair Bradley, Lochie Scullion, Michael Scullion and Monty Scullion. PT39-207.

The Stevenson family who attended the WWII Fun Day enjoyed meeting the ‘soldiers’. Included, from left, are mum, Tracey, Rebekah and Reuben. LM39-211. (Photo: Tony Hendron)

Evelyn and Mervyn Hall enjoyed meeting Neapolitan mastiff, therapy dog, ‘Tank’ at the WWII Fun Day on Saturday. LM39-210. (Photo: Tony Hendron)

Sitting in the sun enjoying the Swingtime Starlets singing 1940s songs at the WWII Fun Day. LM39-215. (Photo: Tony Hendron)

‘Polish WWII soldier’, Robert Mucha pictured at the WWII Fun Day with, from left, Jim, Holly (8), Henry (10) and Steven Burnett. LM39-203.