1940s Melton Mowbray Community event is bringing the spirit of 1930s 40s, 50s and

60s, Britain alive with a vintage festival here in Melton Mowbray on the weekend of

May 9th/10th 2026, 10am - 5pm.

There will be a range of exciting events taking place all around the park, stretching

into St Mary's Church. the market place, onto Nottingham Street and into the

Stockyard, where you can step back into the 1950s & 60s.

The 1940s Melton Mowbray has become a popular, annual attraction in the towns

summer events calender and has great benifit to our retail and hospitality sectors

bringing in revenue and footfall to our historic town.

The event is organised by a small group of volunteers who come together each year

to bring the 1940s spirit alive enjoyed by thousands of visitors from all over the

country.

The event is only possible by the kind generosity of our local buisnisses and

community by means of sponsorship as as you can imagine hosting this community

event as a considerable cost and for the 5 previous years our community and

buisnesses has stepped up and made the event possible.

1940s Melton Mowbray has always been a free addmission event and it is important

to us all that it remains a free event for all to enjoy over the two day event.

To give you a idea of cost involved in hosting this event, we have listed some of our

expenditure for 2026, some expenditure is regulatory and ensures the event is fully

compliant with Health & Safety and other licensing requirments.

Hire of the venue: £1930.00p

Security cover £3264.00p

First Aid cover £1968.00p

Toilets £1708.00p

Insurance £1255.14p

Fencing £600.00p

Music License £188.21p

Tables and Benches £538.92p

Flyers £420.00p

Water Supply Test £100.00p

Advertising £320.00p

Entertainment,Groups, re-enactors £12,334.00p

With the rise in the cost of living, buisness rates, insurance, energy costs, etc,

buisnesses are having to tighten their belts when it comes to sponsoring community

events, which is why we have set up the "1940s Go Fund ME." to help cover the costs

on this years event and make sure it remains a free addmission event for everyone to

enjoy.

As a free entry event it allows everyone to enjoy the event and spend their money in

anyway they want to without having to budget for any admission charge, which would

be rather costly for a family.

Please help support the continued success of the 1940s Melton Mowbray Community

event by making a contribution, every penny helps and is very much appreciated,and

every penny goes into making your visit to 1940s Melton Mowbray a memorable one.

Every penny that is raised for the 1940s Melton Mowbray Community event goes into

the event and none of the committee members/organisers or its representatives

recieve any form of financial renumeration for their services.

Our target is £8,000 and should any funds be left over once all invoices are paid post

event will be carried over towards 2027s event.

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