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Meet the Guernsey Evacuees

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

See what’s inside my book here: http://guernseyevacuees.wordpress.com/my-new-book/ To pre order my book ‘Guernsey Evacuees: The Forgotten Evacuees of the Second World War’, from The History Press, go to: http://rcm-uk.amazon.co.uk/e/cm?lt1=_top&bc1=FFFFFF&IS1=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=guerevacoralh-21&o=2&p=8&l=as1&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=tf_til&asins=0752470191 SEE MY COMMUNITY GROUP PAGE FOR NEWS OF COMING EVENTS

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Diary of a Guernsey evacuee Mother – 1940

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

USING MY INTERVIEWS AND PERSONAL DOCUMENTS FOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION, I AM CREATING AN ONLINE ‘GUERNSEY MOTHER’S EVACUEE DIARY OF JUNE 1940′ – I WILL UPDATE IT SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, ALL YEAR, TO DEMONSTRATE SOME OF THE EXPERIENCES THOUSANDS OF … Continue reading →

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Guernsey Schools Evacuation Workshops

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

I have just delivered workshops to four Guernsey primary schools and it was a great experience! I also screened our evacuee documentary in Guernsey. Please see my ‘Schools’ page, but you can see and hear more at this Guernsey news … Continue reading →

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Guernsey Ambassador Award

Posted on February 5, 2011 by

Guernsey evacuee Joan Ozanne, and I, were jointly named Guernsey’s Ambassadors of the Year on 4th February 2011 – for our work on the Guernsey Evacuation of June 1940. What an honour! More information at :- http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2011/02/04/evacuation-work-sees-pair-named-as-ambassadors/

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Channel Islands Evacuation Calendar 2011

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

I have produced a special illustrated wall calendar to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Channel Island Evacuation – visit my online Shop on this site.

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Bury evacuee film on sale

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

The 30 minute film about Channel Island evacuees in Bury during WW2, “All my Worldy Possessions” created by Diane Rickerby of Bury Archives and myself, is available to loan on DVD from Bury Libraries. For info on how to purchase … Continue reading →

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Guernsey Evacuees, BBC1, 6th Dec. at 7.30pm

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

Part of BBC North West’s ‘Inside Out’ programme on Mon 6 December, 7.30pm, told the story of a young Guernsey evacuee, Paulette Le Mescam who came to Cheshire in June 1940, and found comfort from an extraordinary transatlantic penpal – … Continue reading →

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Update: Channel Islanders in Bury Project, and Film

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

Thanks to everyone who attended the Project Open Day at Ramsbottom Heritage Gallery and watched a preview of our documentary film, met our evacuees and shared their memories with us. The documentary will be finalised in late 2010 and details … Continue reading →

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