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...
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The Suffolk Women's Land Army
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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
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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
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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!
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Sep 15, 20231 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...
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Aug 29, 20232 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...
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suffolkwlamemorial
Jul 20, 20231 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...
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May 24, 20234 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,...
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suffolkwlamemorial
May 22, 20231 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...
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Apr 15, 20231 min read
Daphne Brega (Nee Cross)Suffolk WLAÂ
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Apr 15, 20231 min read
Eileen Scarff (nee Broome) Suffolk WLA 1944-1947
Eileen Broome served in the WLA for 3 years, and specialised in dairy work. Further information to follow.
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suffolkwlamemorial
Apr 15, 20234 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 –...
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suffolkwlamemorial
Apr 9, 20233 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...
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Mar 31, 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...
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