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The Suffolk Women's Land Army
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The Longest Yarn 2: Britain at War
The Longest Yarn 2 – Britain at War premieres on 3rd September 2025. This new exhibition features 80 one-metre panels of intricate “wool art,” capturing life in Britain from the outbreak of war on 3 September 1939 through to VE Day on 8 May 1945. Visitors will encounter powerful depictions of key moments and themes, including the King’s Speech, the Blitz, D-Day, the bombing of major cities, the Home Guard, the Women’s Land Army, rationing, and the everyday resilience of a nat
Sep 27 min read


Gressenhall Home Front Stories: Norfolk in 1945
We were delighted to take part in the Gressenhall Home Front Stories: Norfolk in 1945 event this August Bank Holiday Sunday, marking the 80th anniversary of both VE and VJ Day.
Aug 311 min read


Joyce decides to stay on the land following eight years in East Suffolk Women's Land Army.
Joyce's father, Charles Wadnow decided to move his family away from the bombs in London during WW2 and bought Hill House in Bruisyard...
Aug 282 min read


Lasses from Leeds descend upon The Red House, Mettingham on 6th September 1943
A group of young ladies working in the tailoring industry in Leeds enrolled in the West Yorks WLA on July 28th,1943 and were duly posted...
Jul 81 min read


On parade at the Suffolk Show 2025
A fabulous two days at the Suffolk Show with our pop-up museum entirely dedicated to the WLA in Suffolk, complete with wonderful helpers and living historians who engaged with the public all day long.
Jun 142 min read


A Wickham Market posting
Nancy Mary Sparrow of White House Farm, Bramford enrolled in East Suffolk Women's Land Army on July 20th, 1942 at the age of nineteen....
Jun 71 min read


Ruby swaps driving a bakery van for farm work
Ruby Ella List was living at Hill Crest, Tuddenham and driving a bakery van for Bowman's Bakery in Ipswich when she enrolled in the East...
Apr 141 min read


Blomvyle Hall - the first WLA hostel to be opened in East Suffolk
The front of Blomvyle Hall . Blomvyle Hall was the first WLA hostel to be opened in East Suffolk. It opened in January 1942 and was...
Feb 101 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.
Jan 14 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...
Oct 8, 20242 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
Sep 3, 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
Jul 26, 20241 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!
Jun 15, 20243 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...
May 18, 20241 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 27, 20244 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 19, 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...
Feb 15, 20242 min read


Suffolk Punch horse visits local primary school for Remembrance Day
Barrow Primary School near Bury St Edmunds is paying tribute to the Women’s Land Army for Remembrance Day by welcoming a Suffolk Punch horse
Nov 5, 20232 min read


Local land girl works at Abbot's Hall Farm, Stowmarket - the site of The Food Museum
Patricia Foulger (nee Keeble) was living at Moat Farm, Wetheringsett when she enrolled in the Women’s Land Army at the age of 19 on March...
Sep 15, 20231 min read


Suffolk WLA Rally Ho - July 2023
A jolly weekend of camaraderie, hilarious team games and a poignant Drum Head Servive parade took place at The Suffolk Military Show in...
Aug 29, 20232 min read


Lily marries her rival
Lily Foulger nee Smith was born in Butley in 1927. Her first job was working for the Governor of the Boys Borstal at Hollesley Bay. She...
Jul 20, 20231 min read


Dora's journey from Suffolk land girl to GI bride
Dora Abel (nee Finbow) recounts her time in the Women's Land Army in various locations in East Suffolk and meeting her future GI husband,...
May 24, 20234 min read


Olive's service in Weybread and Laxfield
Olive is proudly wearing her land army uniform with her RAF sweetheart brooch pinned to the sleeve of her greatcoat. Olive J. Emeny...
May 22, 20231 min read


Diary Extracts: Ramsholt posting for the Doylend sisters
Daphne and Jean enrol in the Women’s Land Army and move into their rented cottage with their mother, May. Daphne May Doylend 22.06.1923 –...
Apr 15, 20234 min read


A Trip down East Suffolk Memory Lane - Bike Ride
Went the day well? Well, we think it did! But you can be the judges! Our morning started off in the piddling rain at Wickham Market train...
Apr 9, 20233 min read


Women's History Month 2023 - Lady Denman
Throughout Women's History Month 2023, our Co-Founder Nicky Reynolds was sharing a different Suffolk Land Girls story every day. She made...
Mar 31, 20233 min read


Filming with ITV!
This was a great start to our season of displays and fundraising opportunities! Well! Our cheeky wish to get on the TV to promote our...
Mar 7, 20231 min read
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