Saturday 7 July will see Barn volunteers manning a display of artefacts at The Rotary Club of Hornchurch & Upminster  Village Fete which is held on the green outside The Queen’s Theatre in Hornchurch. The Fete opens at 12.30pm and we look forward to meeting you.

1940’s enthusiast David Harman called into the Barn on April 7 – our first open weekend – dressed as an ARP (Air Raid Precaution) warden. His outfit included a tin hat and gas mask as well as ID and money. David mingled with visitors through the day and has promised to call in again.

Late January saw  a film crew at the Barn – students from RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts) were making a short film called ‘The Final Frolick’ as part of their degree courses. The period film is set in 1939 and follows three young men who are about to go to war – and one of them has a ‘romp in the hay’ before he is called up. It took two days of filming to create just four minutes of film.

Students from RADA in London shooting scenes for a project at the Tithe Barn in Upminster