KNIGHTSTONE Tearooms in Yelverton is hosting a RAF Harrowbeer Archive/Memorabilia Weekend'

The event is on Bank Holiday weekend, May 29, 30 and 31 from 11am to 4pm each day.

It is laid on to make visitors and locals aware of what went on during the 1940s on a stretch of moorland close to Yelverton — how the village was split in half, buildings demolished and roads repositioned to make way for a second world war RAF fighter station.

A static replica full size Spitfire Mk II aircraft will be on display.

Also on show will be Spitfire exhibition and memorabilia, a diorama of the airfield as it would have been in 1943, a copy of the station operation record book (Diary) from when Harrowbeer was officially opened to the day it closed, and copies of some of the squadrons' operational record books and numerous photographs, a Dart engine and military vehicles.

On site is a small museum, containing artefacts, documents of the period and RAF uniforms. A stall will sell aircraft models, games and toys.

There will also be exhibits by the South West Aviation Heritage Group and Harrowbeer Interest Group, who will be giving guided walks throughout the weekend from 1pm to 4pm.

There is no admission charge and parking is plentiful.

For further information contact Michael Hayes on 01822 853679.