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Oct 82 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 31 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 261 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 153 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 181 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 274 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 192 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 152 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...

Nov 5, 20232 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

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