Doing Their Bit
Life on the Home Front
Home Front History
NEWS
After 2 years of WW2 Home Front re-enactment we are hanging up our hats and moving on. We have met very many lovely re-enactors over the years and have fond memories, but the time is right for us to have new challenges.
We will continue to do our talks and administer the Facebook Group, so no change there.
Our new venture is re-enacting and researching life in the 17th century for ordinary folk. We will be attending many Sealed Knot and English Civil War events and will be developing a talk. Please see below the link to our new website:
Living 17th Century – Bringing the 17th Century to life.
WW2 Life on the Home Front Facebook Group
This group is dedicated to all things that happened in Britain during WW2 1939-45. The group is for people interested in this time, historians, collectors, re-enactors and people just into the 1940s. To share photos, stories, collections, interesting information about this wonderful time in history.
To join the group click on the link WW2 Life on the Home Front | Facebook
Talks
We give fun, interesting and informative talks to adult groups, schools and children’s groups about life on the Home Front during WW2.
Recipes
We have included a few wartime recipes if you would like to try them.
Displays
Our displays are now limited to Food Rationing and Girl Guides in WW2, which we can take to accompany talks and can put together for one-off displays.
Events
Please follow this link if you would like to see what events we have attended in the past.
A Week on Rations
by Karen Wiles
Do you think you could survive on 1940s rations? During WW2 the country made rationing an art form, stretching their meagre rations and digging for victory.
In this book we explain why and how our country was thrown into food rationing and how they coped. We also look at our week living on rations, how we faired, our feelings and what we did.
Available from Amazon for £6.50