AROUND 2,000 people flocked to the Wimborne History Festival on Saturday.
The biennial event commemorated the centenary of the end of the First World War and 100 years since women were given the right to vote.
The star attraction was a biplane on display in the Square. The Bristol Scout 1264 is the last remaining airworthy biplane from the First World War and visitors were able to talk to the crew, who were the grandsons of the pilot who originally flew the plane.
The festival, which is now in its second year, took place across the town square, the Minster Green, Allenbourn Middle School and the Allendale Centre.
On Sunday, the festival had a Suffragette theme with people making banners and sashes before taking part in a march.
This evening will see a special service held at the Minster in honour of the town’s fallen WW1 soldiers with those lost appearing on the walls of the Minster in a light display.
Visitors to the event have been making two poppies, one to take home and another to be included in a wreath that will be laid at the service.
Rachel Limb, festival project manager, said visitors had been “really moved” by the Silent Soldiers around the town which served as a reminder of those from Wimborne who lost their lives during the First World War.
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