Sarah Vance sent us a reflection from her granny, Barbara Vance, who went to school in Norwich, England during WW2. In it she tells us that one day during World War two as she reached the school gates the siren went off to say the planes were coming. So after two and a half miles to reach school Barbara had to turn around and go home, half way there another siren went off which meant that the planes where over head so she started to run home. After being home about ten minutes the 'all clear' came and she began another two and a half miles walk to school.
It never occured to her to stay at home rather than walking back in as she enjoyed school so much. Even after Barbara left school she would go back to the school twice a month just to see her teachers.
Isn't it great that Primary School can hold such happy memories for some people? Oh that all children could experience this.
Mrs L
Saturday, February 13, 2010
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Ben Curtis from Hove, East Sussex England sent in a submission for our book. Thanks Mr. Curtis. He remembers two types of air raid shelters that were used in London during the war years a Morrison for outdoors and an Anderson for indoors. He can remember the piercing sounds of the sirens too as he went to and from school in Wembly.
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