CASTLE Drogo, at Drewsteignton will be the setting for a special event due to take place this weekend, when the clock is turned back to the days of World War II. During the war Castle Drogo was used as a location for one of the Church of England ?Waifs and Strays Society? homes. This was ably run by Matron-In-Charge and Mary Drewe, daughter of the India tea baron Julius Drewe for whom the castle was created. Through music and radio archives, military vehicle displays and the interactive trail, visitors to the last castle built in England will be transported back to the Home Front as Britain ?stood alone?. Families who arrive at Drogo will be able to participate in the trail around the castle and grounds that will take them through the Home Front experience in September 1940. They will be able to experience evacuation, the blitz, preparing for a night of bombing, rationing, code breaking and other activities as they play the part of an evacuee arriving and surviving at Drogo. Actors will re-enact the parts of Basil Drewe, back on leave from the RAF, Mary Drewe and Matron inspecting the newly installed ?Waifs and Strays Society? children. To complete the atmosphere the volunteers of the Military Vehicle Register are co-ordinating a display of over 30 vehicles including jeeps, command cars, weapons carriers and lorries. There will also be a military policeman complete with 1940s police car as well as an ambulance, a collection of military bicycles and WW2 Paratroop re-enactors. A blank firing display will take place at 3pm on both days. American and German troops will both be represented and other displays will include Home Guard, ARP and Land Army. There will even be a Royal Marine Arctic Equipment Display. Normal admission charges apply plus £2 per person for trail and activities.



