It was 1st June 1939. On the brink of war, the British government re-formed the Women’s Land Army. During the First World War, it took 4 years before the government recognised they desperately needed...
“My wonderful Grandmother Miss Nellie Wright (later Mrs Nellie Evans), was born in Wednesbury, West Midlands in August 1899 and served in the Women’s Forestry Service sometime during 1917 and 1918. At first, she...
Andrew J Sleep was awarded an MBE for his services at Pluckley Flax Mill in August 1944. Caroline Millan, Andrew’s granddaughter, has been in touch and shared some photos from her family’s collection. These...
Today, I gather from the orchard grassApples and Shrapnel – windfalls shaken downWhen angry gusts tempestuously pass. Tonight, above the dark surrounding town,Shellbursts and stars will decorate the skywith dangerous beauty, devastations crown.A lunatic...
So far, this monthly series has looked at key figures involved in running the WLA, from the pumping heart at Balcombe Place, to the work of County Secretaries and to organisations such as the...
The hostel was run by the Young Women’s Christian Association, as opposed to the Young Men’s Christian Association. 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.
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.
