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Lend a Hand on the Land - Lulsgate Bottom, 1949
Image of the group of 'Lend a Hand on the Land' volunteers at Lulsgate Bottom, Bristol, 1949. Dorothy Arnold is on the bottom row, third from the left. On the rear is written "Margaret, me, also Violet, Betty either side of us".
Allotments on Cringle Fields
Two images showing the allotments sited at the bottom of Cringle Fields, alongside Avon Road, during the second world war.
Memories of Errwood (Cringle) Park
Dorothy recalls Errwood (Cringle) Park, including the paddling and swimming pools, the tennis club, bowls, Whit walks, the railings surrounding the park, Cringle Fields across Crossley Road and allotments bordering Avon Road.
The Thunderbolt
Dorothy describes an unscheduled finale to the 'Levenshulme Happiness Week' in 1950.
Dorothy - Walking in the Peaks.pdf
Dorothy's recollections of her various trips to the Peak District. Traveling by rail or on the bus, she describes her excursions around Edale and Hayfield.
Be-Ro Home Recipe book
This is my little treasure – my Be-Ro Home Recipe Book. The most used page in the book was the grubby, grease splashed Page 51. The reason for this was because we didn’t have enough money for tools like electric hand mixers, and it was the good old…
Acacia Days
Carole describes her time at the Acacias school in Burnage, detailing her journeys there, memories of the old house in which lessons were taken, school dinners, teachers and old friends.
Coronation Gala - Burnage District Guides and Brownies
A programme of events commemorating the Coronation Gala at Green End School, organised by the Burnage District Guides and Brownies.
Bevan Taylor - The Bombing of Burnage High School and Leaving Education.
Bevan Taylor tells us about the wartime bombing of Burnage High School and how this prompted him to leave.
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Burnage Garden Society - Annual General Meeting - 1942
The minutes from the Burnage Garden Society's Annual General Meeting, held in the clubroom of the Victoria Inn, Burnage Lane, 8th March 1942.
Describes the £50 War Loan taken out by the Society and includes an account of the address given by…
Describes the £50 War Loan taken out by the Society and includes an account of the address given by…