Defend Fife | World War II Festival

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Saturday 3rd August 2019:
Reenactors take to Dunfermline High Street
Storytime for children with Jennifer Robertson
Wojtek and Other Polish Heroes: A talk by Jennifer Robertson
Warsaw Rising film screening at DCLG
1940s Wartime Evening Dance in the Glen Pavillion

Sunday 4th August 2019:
The big show! Join us for the main event: our WWII show in Pittencrieff Park & the Glen Pavilion

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Each year, the Defend Fife festival explores Dunfermline and East Scotland in the early-mid 20th century as people prepared for possible invasion during the Second World War. text.

In 2019, the festival will focus on the 1940/41 defenders of Fife. The event will feature the 1944 ‘push back’ against Axis forces in occupied Europe on various fronts by various means.

Dunfermline is steeped in history: including the 13th-century abbey in the heart of the town (including the tomb of King Robert the Bruce) and was the birthplace of philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

Organised by Forth Pilgrim Ltd., the festival has received financial support from Fife Council and the Polish Consulate for Scotland. It is hoped that the festival will open the door to new international partnerships and cultural collaborations between Fife and Poland for future years.

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