Wooler Hostel: Muriel Whillis
Thank you to Tom Johnston, Chief Executive Officer of the Glendale Gateway Trust, for sharing this information on the Women’s Land Army at Wooler with the website.
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Wooler Hostel: Monica Lowrey
Thank you to Tom Johnston, Chief Executive Officer of the Glendale Gateway Trust, for sharing this information on the Women’s Land Army at Wooler with the website.
Wooler Hostel: Joyce Ogle
Thank you to Tom Johnston, Chief Executive Officer of the Glendale Gateway Trust, for sharing this information on the Women’s Land Army at Wooler with the website.
Wooler Hostel: Joan Pringle
Thank you to Tom Johnston, Chief Executive Officer of the Glendale Gateway Trust, for sharing this information on the Women’s Land Army at Wooler with the website.
Wooler Hostel: Eileen Slater
Thank you to Tom Johnston, Chief Executive Officer of the Glendale Gateway Trust, for sharing this information on the Women’s Land Army at Wooler with the website.
Wooler Hostel: Audrey Forrester
Over the coming weeks, we’ll be looking at the experiences of Land Girls who stayed at Wooler Hostel in Northampton. This post introduces our first Land Girl, Audrey Forrester… Thank you to Tom Johnston,...
Running the WLA: YWCA Hostels
While there is a lot of information on hostels run by the WLA, there is much less on hostels run by the YWCA. As one of the purposes of this monthly series is to highlight previously-neglected aspects of the running of the WLA, the YWCA’s involvement seems appropriate to explore.
Running the WLA: Lady Denman
This month’s post explores the vital work of Honorary WLA Director Lady Gertrude Denman and the role of the Women’s Institutes (WIs). The WI not only influenced the lives of those running the WLA...
Lumberjills
When war was declared in 1939, Britain was almost completely dependent on imported timber – but only had seven months of it stockpiled. Timber was critical to the war effort: it was needed for...