VE80 – Two talks at Leiston Community Centre. Any proceeds to the Leiston British Legion and RSPB. 7pm start, refreshments, £5 (on the door).
Friday April 25th: the Women’s Land Army in Suffolk – by Nicky Reynolds, co-founder of ‘Soil Sisters’.
Nicky willl be in Land Girls’ uniform and will bring along objects to show us. Soil Sisters are fundraising for a permanent memorial to the Suffolk Land Girls, and Nicky’s fee will go towards this.
Friday May 2nd: Suffolk’s WW II defences: from Aldeburgh to Dunwich – Dave Thurlow of RSPB Minsmere.
Dave’s talk will focus on the early threat of invasion from the North Sea, and the defences put in place along our local coastline. What was built, why, and what can still be seen today?
Victory in Europe over Nazi Germany was only possible as long as Britain was a secure base.
Although Suffolk did not suffer the horrors of the Blitz, heavy AA batteries were quickly moved here to shoot down the new lethal V1 flying bombs, known as Doodlebugs.