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CANDY ADKINS can clearly remember her mum Jackie Moggridge telling her that nothing was impossible in life. Adventure, pushing boundaries and achieving what you wanted could be a reality, not a dream.
Beryl Nevell thought her service during the Second World War had been a case of ‘doing her duty’. Then someone special stepped in and showed her what she was truly owed…
Women served in all three services from WWI onwards. They also served in support roles, such as the Women’s Land Army (in both wars), the Fire Services, Motor Drivers, Voluntary Aid Detachments and so
WHEN doing research for her latest novel, actor-turned-writer Eliza Morton went further than most – 2,500 feet further, to be exact! When she was looking into history of World War II and the Women’s A
To mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, John Eskdale and other survivors share their harrowing memories of war and stories of hope
When I was aged 10, the farmers used to come round the schools to pick volunteers to work on the farms during the summer holidays, mainly to help bring in the harvest. The country was still building u