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Lend a Hand on the Land, Laleham Park - 1950
Image of the group of volunteers at the 'Lend a Hand on the Land' camp at Laleham Park, London, 1950. Dorothy Arnold is seated on the bottom row, second from right. On the rear is written, "Joan and I farming at laleham Park, London"
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".
Lend a Hand on the Land - Friendships and Other Volunteers
Dorothy describes how she made friends, and kept in touch with other volunteers from around the country. In the second file she talks about some friends she met from Yorkshire, steelworkers, who accompanied them to a party in Staines. She also…
Lend a Hand on the Land - Travel and Work
Dorothy describes how she travelled during each of these working holidays, some of the work they had to perform, including picking potatoes near London and hoeing cabbages.
Lend a Hand on the Land - Lincoln, Bristol and London
Dorothy describes the locations where she volunteered, Metheringham in Lincoln [1947], Lulsgate Bottom near Bristol [1948], and Laleham Park near Shepperton [1950] and how she heard about the volunteering programme.
Lend a Hand on the Land - Rationing
Dorothy recounts food and clothing rationing, fearing things would never get back to normal. Pay was poor and one couldn't afford coupons. Found bananas in Lincoln on one occasion, a rare sight, and brought them back to her granddad.
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My Time at the Acacias
Howard Self shares his memories of the Acacias school from 1959 - 1965, describing his teachers, their subjects and lessons; the school routine; the school building and its environs; trips to the swimming baths and beyond; and his contemporaries,…