A special weekend is planned next year in Carnforth to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the iconic movie, Brief Encounter.
Carnforth Heritage Visitors Centre will be hosting its first 1940s weekend on 28/29 June 2025.
The event, based in and around the centre at the railway station on Warton Road, is set to feature live music, jive classes, military vehicles, best dressed competitions children’s entertainment, a 1940s fairground, stalls, bar and much more.
Further details are set to be unveiled in the coming weeks, and people can email Carnforth1940s@gmail.com for further information, or follow the Heritage Centre’s Facebook event page
The Carnforth Heritage Centre celebrates the iconic film Brief Encounter, which was filmed at the station in the 1940s, and released in 1945.
‘Brief Encounter’ is one of the all-time classic love story films, and starred Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard, and was directed by David Lean.
Earlier this year it was announced that a new team would take over the running of the centre, which had been threatened with closure.
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