1940s Wartime Normandy Special - The Road to D-Day at Fort Perch Rock

Fri May 29 2026 at 06:30 pm to 11:30 pm UTC+01:00

The Mess, Fort Perch Rock | Wallasey

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1940s Wartime Normandy Special - The Road to D-Day at Fort Perch Rock
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1940s Wartime Normandy Special - The Road to D-Day at Fort Perch Rock
Friday 29th May 6.30pm Onwards - Tickets Only Event
Get Ready to Immerse yourself in the rich history of World War II and the Normandy Connections in Wallasey on an enriching and emotionally stirring Evening of Historic Tales and Music with WW2 Historian & Author Tony Franks-Buckley
Your adventure begins inside the Historic Fort Perch Rock Battery, come and enrich your knowledge of British history with commentary that covers little-known facts on World War II. Learn about New Brighton and the River Mersey during WWII and the dark days of the Blitz when the Bombs dropped on New Brighton
The Normandy Landings on D-Day were the largest Seaborne Invasion in History and were part of Operation Overlord. It took over 2 years of Planning, Stock Piling, Training and More to be prepared for what was to come. Little Seaside Towns like New Brighton played important roles that have been kept Secret under the Official Secrets Act. We can now tell you these stories on a Wartime Evening Adventure at Fort Perch Rock
Our Evening is filled with Wartime Tales, Food and Entertainment including:
* Learn the History of Fort Perch Rock
* Defending the River Mersey
* The Road to D-Day
* Life on the Homefront
* The Post War Years
* Piano Music and Singalong with Marty McGinty on the Keys
* Late Bar and Variety of Cocktails, French Wine, Draft Beers and Shorts
* Wartime Corned Beef Hash, Titanic Rarebit and Italian Pizzas
* Courtyard Dancing and Big Band Music
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