Both girls spent some of their service in the Women's Land Army working at Bull's Hall, Knodishall, doing general farm work and milking. Connie Brinkley was the first of the two girls to work there and had spent some time working in service and the confectionery trade before enrolling in the WLA in East Suffolk in July 1942. She spent four years in the Land Army before her marriage to farmer's son, Alan R. Abbott in Tattingstone. Connie Hobson enrolled in West Yorkshire after peace was...

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 nation at war.

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.