WRVS HERITAGE PROJECT AND TIMESPAN

Friday 13 March 2009

By Sylvia Woolford

'Ournewhaven' was invited to attend this enjoyable event held at the Hillcrest Centre, which brought together local adults (who were children during WW2) and young children from Southdown Junior School.

The children asked the adults about their experiences during WW2, especially of being evacuated. Most of the adults remembered it as an exciting time, going away with their friends on a train for the first time. Most remembered their 'new homes' as being happy, and they wrote to their parents very often.  For a few, it was a very sad time, and the memories were painful.

Timespan gave a very interesting talk about the war years, and demonstrated gas masks, goods and articles of the period.

Eveyone enjoyed a lovely tea of sandwiches and cakes supplied by Joan Rhodes and the ladies of the Hillcrest Restaurant.