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The Suffolk Women's Land Army
Memorial Trust
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Find out what we have been up to and a bit about the Suffolk Women's Land Army.
Jan 14 min read
2024 highlights for The Suffolk Women's Land Army Memorial Trust
Well here we are just bumping nicely into a new year, so it’s an opportune moment to take a bit of a look back at what we did in 2024.
Oct 8, 20242 min read
Ethel Isobel Wright, proficient in milking and dairy work and mother of triplets.
Ethel was born on 28th June 1915 and enrolled in the Women's Land Army in Barnsley, West Yorks in April 1942. She was working as a window...
Sep 3, 20241 min read
Bringing Back The Boys at Kentwell Hall
This August we paid tribute to the gals who broke ground in the Great War in Suffolk taking part in a 1918 recreation event called ‘Bringing
Jul 26, 20241 min read
The Happiest Days of My Life
Muriel May Potter (nee Parker) or Mick as she was always known to her pals, enrolled in the Women's Land Army on July 15th, 1943. She was li
Jun 15, 20243 min read
Suffolk Women's Land Army Tea Party at Saxham Hall raises £3,000 for a lasting memorial!
Sunday 9th June 2024 was a jam-packed afternoon with exhibition, displays, Suffolk Punches, tractors, living history and of course cake!
May 18, 20241 min read
An interview with former Suffolk Land Girl, Paddy Reed.
And so we draw to a close our observation of Women's History Month by featuring another land girl legend - the wonderful Paddy Reed who...
Feb 27, 20244 min read
Come and experience an afternoon tea party to honour the Suffolk Land Girls.
Step back in time and experience a glimpse of the Land Girls’ daily lives during WW2, co-hosted by the Barrow Benefice and The Suffolk...
Feb 19, 20242 min read
Milking Jerseys and Guernseys in East Bergholt
Pamela Joan Squirrell (nee Heath) enrolled in the Women's Land Army on September 4th, 1944 at the age of seventeen. She was living on...
Feb 15, 20242 min read
Annie Catchpole (nee Tooley) reminisces about her days in the Land Army following her 102nd birthday.
Annie Elizabeth Catchpole (nee Tooley) was born in Dudley on January 30th 1922 and subsequently moved to London to live with her uncle...
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