There is not much traffic on the roads during the week and the village seems empty in the evenings. A sort of deep stillness comes over everything from time to time. In June she wrote: ‘How curious this life is. Her diary entries over the summer of 1940 make haunting reading. In Jambusters I told the story of diarist Clara Milburn whose son, Alan, was posted as ‘missing’ after Dunkirk. Miriam refused to believe that David was dead and held onto that hope against all the odds. This was the fate of the Brindsley family in Home Fires. One of the cruellest notifications a family could receive, short of killed, was Missing in Action. Not numbers of killed or wounded but the impact it had on their families. Please make a reservation when booking your tickets.As the second season of Home Fires draws to its dramatic close I thought I would concentrate on a question I have spent a great deal of time working on: the true cost of war The cost of the war in human terms. The restaurant will be open from 12 noon so that you can have lunch before the Book Club and afternoon tea will be served afterwards. There’s no joining fee and no need to read the books in advance. Our Book Club events are a great opportunity to indulge your love of books. Julie describes herself as a biographer and historian but the most important thing for her is to be a story teller.Ĭlick here to read more about the TV series that was inspired by Jambusters
Julie says: 'I’m really looking forward to seeing the characters Simon Block and the production team have created and watching the stories unfold.’ Jambusters has inspired a major new ITV Drama series, Home Fires. Julie’s beautifully illustrated talk will bring the details of this extraordinary contribution to life.
Making jam, making do and mending, gathering rosehips, keeping pigs and rabbits, housing evacuees, setting up canteens for the troops, knitting, singing and campaigning for a better Britain after the war: all these activities played a crucial role in war time. Jambusters tells the story of the minute and idiosyncratic details of everyday life during the Second World War.
The Second World War was the WI’s finest hour.
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