{"id":36370,"date":"2021-12-10T14:33:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T14:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=36370"},"modified":"2021-12-10T14:33:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T14:33:01","slug":"in-pictures-remembering-sheffields-blitz-81-years-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/12\/10\/in-pictures-remembering-sheffields-blitz-81-years-on\/","title":{"rendered":"In pictures: remembering Sheffield\u2019s blitz – 81 years on"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crowds gathered on Thursday afternoon to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Sheffield Blitz, one year after Covid-19 restrictions caused the event to be postponed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The event paid homage to the devastating impact of the Blitz and was hosted in one of few buildings to survive the bombings, Sheffield Cathedral.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sheffield City Council supported the day and its various activities and provided a budget to enable the event to take place.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Stalls outside the cathedral for the National Emergency Services Museum.<\/p><\/div>\n

Keith Farrow, 62, Reverend Canon Vice Dean and Canon Missioner of Sheffield Cathedral, said of the event: \u201cIts been good to work with the council in the heart of the city and with the people of Sheffield, some of whom actually remember the blitz.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt reflects the power of the human spirit to survive certain things and that is amazing, it is amazing that the community in Sheffield survived this.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Canon Keith Farrow showing the memorial books of The Yorkshire and Lancashire Regiment.<\/p><\/div>\n

The event ran from 12pm to 9pm and featured a range of activities that the public were able to enjoy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the key parts of the day included the screening of a rare blitz film and the launch of the 10th anniversary edition of the book, \u2018Sheffield\u2019s Date With Hitler\u2019 that was turned into the BBC documentary \u2018Sheffield – The Forgotten Blitz.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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Author Neil Anderson launching the 10th anniversary edition of his book “Sheffield’s Date with Hitler.”<\/p><\/div>\n

Author Neil Anderson said: \u201cThe Sheffield Blitz is part of Sheffield\u2019s DNA, it\u2019s the reason so much of the city looks like it is.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo many incredible sacrifices were made in the war. It’s very important to mark it and educate future generations on what the city went through. So even though it’s a year late we’re still very glad it\u2019s happening.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout the event, the public were also able to speak with World War Two reenactors, view a display of vintage military vehicles and memorabilia and enjoy a performance by Miss Marina Mae, who covered a range of popular songs from the 1940s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Vintage vocalist and personality entertainer Miss Marina Mae performing at the event.<\/p><\/div>\n

As the day drew to a close, a remembrance service was held and a commemorative wreath was laid in the Cathedral.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The vehicles at the event were brought along by the National Emergency Services Museum who also helped in organising the event.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A reenactor showing some of the contents of the mobile canteen vehicle, brought by the National Emergency Services Museum.<\/p><\/div>\n

Helen Shepherd, 44, PR and Marketing Coordinator at the Museum, said: \u201cThe Sheffield Blitz had a massive impact on the emergency services. It was the fire fighters and the ambulance drivers who were out in the middle of the bombs trying to save lives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great for us to be able to commemorate and remember such a major event in Sheffield\u2019s history.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Reenactors demonstrating the act of putting on a gas mask at speed.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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