WW2 Talk: Put That Light Out - Wartime Law in the Berwick Area

WW2 Talk: Put That Light Out - Wartime Law in the Berwick Area

Berwick LibraryBerwick-upon-Tweed, England
Saturday, May 9, 2026 from 10:30 am to 11:30 am GMT+1
Overview

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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