WW2 Talk: Put That Light Out - Wartime Law in the Berwick Area
During WW2, local people faced food and fuel rationing — and plenty of frustrations along the way!
Join local historian Phil Rowett for a fascinating talk that begins on the day war broke out and ends with an incredible true story — a stolen ambulance stopped by police gunfire at the Scotsgate in 1946.
All the examples come from right here in our area, offering a vivid picture of what life was really like on the Home Front between 1939 and 1945.
During WW2, local people faced food and fuel rationing — and plenty of frustrations along the way!
Join local historian Phil Rowett for a fascinating talk that begins on the day war broke out and ends with an incredible true story — a stolen ambulance stopped by police gunfire at the Scotsgate in 1946.
All the examples come from right here in our area, offering a vivid picture of what life was really like on the Home Front between 1939 and 1945.
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Highlights
- 1 hour
- In person
Location
Berwick Library
Walkergate
Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 1DB
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