
Longest Yarn 2 Britain at War
Wed 23 Sept · 10:00
Welshpool Town Hall
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The Longest Yarn 2: Britain at War exhibition opens on 23 September 2026 at 10:00 at Welshpool Town Hall in Shrewsbury. The event features an intricate wool art display of 80 one-meter panels and is a traveling exhibition.
After the success of The Longest Yarn that toured the UK last year and currently touring USA, we are delighted that Welshpool Town Hall has been chosen to be a host venue for the highly anticipated follow-up exhibition, The Longest Yarn 2: Britain at War.
The Longest Yarn 2 is an exhibition made up of 80 panels of "wool art", each 1m long. This time the focus will be on what it was like in Britain between the declaration of war on September 3rd 1939 to VE Day on 8th May 1945. This includes significant events such the King’s Speech, D-Day, The Blitz, the bombing of major cities, Britain coping with the war, the Home Guard, the Women’s Land Army, rationing, and much more.
There will be asmallnumber of tickets set aside each day for walk-ups, but when they're gone they're gone, so it is highly recommended tobookyour tickets in advanceto guarantee entry.
Entry: £5 suggested donation per adult (payable on arrival). All donations will help local charities & voluntary organisations.
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The Longest Yarn 2: Britain at War exhibition opens on 23 September 2026 at 10:00 at Welshpool Town Hall in Shrewsbury. The event features an intricate wool art display of 80 one-meter panels and is a traveling exhibition.
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After the success of The Longest Yarn that toured the UK last year and currently touring USA, we are delighted that Welshpool Town Hall has been chosen to be a host venue for the highly anticipated follow-up exhibition, The Longest Yarn 2: Britain at War.
The Longest Yarn 2 is an exhibition made up of 80 panels of "wool art", each 1m long. This time the focus will be on what it was like in Britain between the declaration of war on September 3rd 1939 to VE Day on 8th May 1945. This includes significant events such the King’s Speech, D-Day, The Blitz, the bombing of major cities, Britain coping with the war, the Home Guard, the Women’s Land Army, rationing, and much more.
There will be asmallnumber of tickets set aside each day for walk-ups, but when they're gone they're gone, so it is highly recommended tobookyour tickets in advanceto guarantee entry.
Entry: £5 suggested donation per adult (payable on arrival). All donations will help local charities & voluntary organisations.
Description supplied by the event organiser.
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Welshpool Town HallHigh Street, Welshpool, SY21 7JQ
Welshpool Castle, Shrewsbury
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Until Wednesday, 23 September 2026
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