A Victory Harvest October 10th 11th 2026

A Victory Harvest October 10th 11th 2026 Join our 1940s re-enactors bringing the historic buildings and surroundings to life, celebrating a wartime harvest.

Our Home Guard will once again be found around the village, trained and ready to defend if the invader comes. They can b...
20/08/2026

Our Home Guard will once again be found around the village, trained and ready to defend if the invader comes. They can be found in the Vestry at the back of Cuxton Chapel, having requisitioned it for official use. Or you may see them out training around the village. If you too want to do your bit and trained to drill, they'll be happy to teach both adults and children alike.

Following its great success last year, we will be running our war time bake off competition again on Saturday, the 10th ...
14/08/2026

Following its great success last year, we will be running our war time bake off competition again on Saturday, the 10th of October.

This year there will be two categories, eggless cakes and wartime biscuits.
Start practising your favourite teatime treats from World War II recipes.

Here’s a few ideas to help you. Now we just need to find a hungry judge! 

In just 9 weeks Kent Life will be transformed back to the 1940's. If you'd like to travel back in time and experience wa...
08/08/2026

In just 9 weeks Kent Life will be transformed back to the 1940's. If you'd like to travel back in time and experience wartime life in Britiain, come and join us for an immersive living history weekend.
You can learn how to keep well, and what to eat, see what children's schooling was like, find out how you could still have nice clothes, despite the fabric ration and see the fashion show. Perhaps your children would like to be evacuees for a while. You can see what farming life was like, and find out how our military services protected our country.
If this sounds like a day out for you, family and friends, and you want to get it booked now, head over to https://kentlife.org.uk/event/a-victory-harvest/
Or you can buy tickets on arrival. Either way, we all hope you have a wonderful time.

THE CROWN FILM UNITA few months into World War Two, the GPO Film Unit was transferred to the Films Division of the Mi...
08/07/2026

THE CROWN FILM UNIT

A few months into World War Two, the GPO Film Unit was transferred to the Films Division of the Ministry of Information. Its new name - the Crown Film Unit - reflected its special status as the film producer for the state itself, creating propaganda and information films. Over a dozen years, Crown was responsible for some 130 films for cinemas and non-theatrical venues.

During the war, the Unit undertook a range of productions, including 'story documentaries', films in which non-actors played themselves in exciting but realistic narratives typical of their own experiences.

The Crown Film Unit was closed down in 1952 when, in a time of austerity, it was felt that a government-funded film unit was an expensive luxury.

Join our wartime village in October at Kent Life where a “Crown Film unit”, under the auspices of the Ministry of Information, has been dispatched in the making of “ A Victory Harvest”. This will follow the everyday lives of villagers of a small settlement at war in Kent , England.

The unit is there to capture everyday events and the effect that the war is having on the residents , whether good or bad, illustrating how life carries on despite the dangers.
Whilst filming, they will be happy to tell you all about their important wartime work.

The photo shows a film unit, filming in nearby Chatham..

At a Victory Harvest in October, our Village Hall will be full of pertinent advice on how to Look Good and Keep Well in ...
04/06/2026

At a Victory Harvest in October, our Village Hall will be full of pertinent advice on how to Look Good and Keep Well in Wartime.

This will include a CC41 Utility Fashion Show where models, both ladies and gentleman will be showcasing the new range of clothing available to those with enough coupons and shillings to buy new after the introduction of clothes rationing.

With period commentary explaining the 'whys' and 'wheres',, you'll be amazed at the colour and style on show as well as learning about how every aspect of our life was geared to help the war effort.

Farming life changed quite quickly after the outbreak of the war. Fathers and sons were called up to fight, meaning that...
11/05/2026

Farming life changed quite quickly after the outbreak of the war.
Fathers and sons were called up to fight, meaning that the hard manual labour wouldn't be done. Up stepped the Women's Land Army to keep our farms going.
Come and see the varied tasks that the WLA took on, and did so well keeping the nation fed. In some cases Local Deffence Volunteers (the early Home Guard) also helped out, when they weren't on deffence duties.
We'll have some of this year's lambs with us, although many pasture animals were culled early on in the war, as there was a fear that food would run out. The lack of animals meant that meat had to be rationed, then with the lack of animal manure to fertilise the land, later in the war, our soil became poor and the crop yields were struggling.
See our flour milling demonstration, and learn why bread was not rationed, learn about fruit picking, vermin control, machinery maintenance and more.
The WLA farmyard is on your left, as you leave reception. We look forward to seeing you, and always love to hear anyone's WLA family history and stories.

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