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Life in London in the early 1940s wasn't easy......

10/31/2017

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Air raids and blackouts were a near daily occurrence as the Royal Air Force (with help from the Canadians and other former British colonies) fought off the Luftwaffe's attacks. The London Underground and many cellars were converted into bomb shelters during this period and running for safety was taught in schools. You also had to keep your gas mask within reach at all times. 
"Never was so much owed by so many to so few" was part of a wartime speech made by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on 20 August 1940, referring to the air men who fought in the Battle of Britain. The Air Force's influence on the outcome of the war in Britain was monumental. Below are some pictures from London and the shelters which people inhabited during the air raids. 
Air Raids & Siren Songs depicts some of these struggles that people lived through during the Second World War. Come and check out this lovely piece of community theatre in November. Get your tickets at Black Knight Inn Ticket Centre!

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10/5/2023 08:05:58 pm

Lovely bllog you have here

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    Suzanne Hermary is a native of Red Deer, Alberta having studied both Music and Theatre Studies at Red Deer College and Sheridan College in Ontario.  She holds her Bachelor's Degree in Musical Theatre Performance.

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