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AWARDS TO LOCAL FARMERS

... best individual allotments, Councillor Rushton said he was pleased to see the Sunday schools were taking interest in the Dig for Victory movement, and last Saturday he saw that Carr Road Methodists had really good display their exhibition. To augment the ...

Published: Friday 13 September 1940
Newspaper: Barnoldswick & Earby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2177 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

NEWS FROM THE DISTRICTS

... of organising a sale of vegetables as a means of helping the W.V.S. fund. He feels sure that all the members of the •* Dig for Victory brigade would willing to make a gift of produce from their plots, a day to be set aside for that purpose, and thus enable ...

Published: Friday 21 June 1940
Newspaper: Barnoldswick & Earby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2630 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ROUND & ABOUT COLNE By THE STROLLER 1

... which the railings are serving at the present time in preventing access to land used in connection with the National Dig for Victory Campaign the railings retained. The Ministry are to extend the campaign and start a special drive for the collection ...

Published: Friday 11 October 1940
Newspaper: Barnoldswick & Earby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2642 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

NEWS FROM THE DISTRICTS

... granted to local residents and it is hoped that soon the other half will be spoken for. In this is going grow more food and Dig for victory.'’ Former Ramdam's Death. The funeral took place on Friday Hebden. near Grassington. of Mr. Robert Waddilove, formerly ...

Published: Friday 15 March 1940
Newspaper: Barnoldswick & Earby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3791 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

The Broad View

... the air. Only the other night I had asked Smith if he would lx* available on a certain night, and was told that was “digging for victory.” Incidentally, if you have a walk around the housing estate you will see the amateur gardeners m full force just now ...

Published: Friday 12 April 1940
Newspaper: Barnoldswick & Earby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 931 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

COLNE AND DISTRICT TOPICS

... I understand that some towns have, but surely something can be done if we try. Christian acts will make for victory much as digging for victory. Do I need say more? Don’t we all know there seems to la* pitfalls put m the way of soldiers? Wouldn’t a “soldiers’ ...

Published: Friday 05 April 1940
Newspaper: Barnoldswick & Earby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 375 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Allotments

... Allotments Is Colne doing quite much as it might do in the “digging for victory” campaign? I was talking Mr. Keene, the Parks Superintendent, the other day, and from what I can gather there has l>een no great rush for allotments up to now. The Corporation ...

Published: Friday 26 April 1940
Newspaper: Barnoldswick & Earby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 489 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

No Time for Pets

... because wluit might bo pleasure to them personally might Is- nuisance neighbours. Perhaps some of the people who are not digging for victory might consider tliat they will also helping solve the food problem if they refrain from keeping pets for the time being ...

Published: Friday 10 May 1940
Newspaper: Barnoldswick & Earby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 484 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

COLNE AND DISTRICT TOPICS

... taxation these men are much better off than those serving with the Force*. Sliould they compelled to do a bit of ** digging for victory or unpaid A.R.P. work, or what, to level things up a bit? I suppose all these things are “biting'* other people besides ...

Published: Friday 03 May 1940
Newspaper: Barnoldswick & Earby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 536 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

COLNE AND DISTRICT TOPICS

... gardening can be successful without lot of backache they should have attended that demonstration. Nobody need be afraid of digging for victory now. I understand that manure had been worked in the soil about a month beforehand. On soil which had only previously ...

Published: Friday 17 May 1940
Newspaper: Barnoldswick & Earby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1028 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

The New Whist Club

... and P C. Turner of the Lancashire County Constabulary, who helped to superintend the demonstration and distribution. DIGGING FOR VICTORY. Before the war some million famihe. were growing foodstuffs for themselves on allotments and in their own gardens, ...

Published: Friday 19 January 1940
Newspaper: Barnoldswick & Earby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1226 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BY ‘OBSERVER* RELATE SPORTING

... compulsory attendance ought to reduced to once a month. He instanced two men, now actively engaged in their allotments '■ digging for victory, who had signified their willingness to play cricket need be, but found it very difficult attend Sunday School twice ...

Published: Friday 08 March 1940
Newspaper: Barnoldswick & Earby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1358 | Page: 8 | Tags: none