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... excuse that you don't know how to grow food crops. There were hundre& and thousands of beginners who made good in the Dig for Victory campaign. Gardening is a friendly business and you'll And many flood Samaritans ready to help and advise you on any gardening ...

Published: Friday 14 February 1947
Newspaper: Ashbourne Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: | Words: 97 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Hinckley Parks Head's New Post

... first-class certificate. Midland Agricultural College certificate In horticulture, and the Royal Horticultural I Society Dig for Victory certificate. He served In the RAF during the war. ...

Published: Wednesday 09 April 1947
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 92 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

PENTRICH SHOW

... PENTRICH SHOW The Marquis of Harlinglon opened Penlrich “Dig for Victory” and Horticultural Society's sixth annual show at Pentrich, near Ripley. on Saturday. More than 3,000 people attended, and though entries, which totalled about 500. were fewer than ...

Published: Monday 01 September 1947
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 132 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

GRANTHAM’S TWO-DAY SHOW

... GRANTHAM’S TWO-DAY SHOW Classes for gardeners schools and beeke :epers Started as the Dig for Victory” show during the last war, Grantham Horticultural Association's annual exhibition will be staged in the Guildhall next Friday and Saturday, when there ...

Published: Friday 05 September 1947
Newspaper: Grantham Journal
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 142 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A PETITION

... e. which had provided play ground for children in the area. During the war it was converted into allotments for the Dig for Victory campaign. | assumed that the pe'ition; was inquiring whether it could, be restored allotments again.; Coun. G. Kime moved ...

Published: Friday 28 March 1947
Newspaper: Stamford Mercury
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 183 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Dealt nay as others

... your family's you can't afford to do nothing, if you are ablehodied and can dig and plant and hoe. Many men--woman and children too—responded to the call to Dig for Victory and did a grand job of work throughout the war. They helped to win the vic, ...

Published: Friday 14 February 1947
Newspaper: Ashbourne Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: | Words: 223 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

O.A.P. ALLOTMENT HOLDERS

... holders a big thump that has raised a big bump, something like a 50 per cent, rise in our rent. We have been told to Dig for Victory. Now, digging is 'hard work and the extra rent is going to make it half as hard again. My allotment is on the Dogsthorpe Estate ...

Published: Friday 14 March 1947
Newspaper: Peterborough Standard
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: | Words: 273 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

0011UNG SMITS

... Stir:RIMY Show' Committee's Chrysanthemum Show at Pear Tree inn Clubroom. Sounder and Sunday. Nov. Ilth and eth.—Paitrich Dig for Victory Horticultural Society Annual Chrysanthemum and Autumn Show. Sunday. Nov. 9th. Ripley Wesley Ladies Day. Sunday, Nov. ...

DISPOSSESSION OF FOOD PRODUCERS

... building, but in the past have had singulittle consideration, A new •J al was promised them, how*Vpr, under the “Dig for Victory” mRI “Dig for Plenty” campaigns, allotment-holders as a class be well-advised to do all they to see that they get their mbmised ...

Published: Friday 17 October 1947
Newspaper: Northampton Mercury
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 388 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Saturday. Sunday and Monday. Oct 76th, 26th and Mkt—Ripley Salvation Army 88th Corps Anniversary Celebrations. ..

... —Ripley Show Committee's Chrysanthemum Show at Pear Tree Inn Clubroom. Saturday and Sunday. Nov. Bth and 9th,—Pentrich 'Dig for Victory Horticultural Society Annual Chrysanthemum and Autumn Show. Sunday, Nov. 9th. Ripley Wesley Ladles' Day. Saturday. Nov ...

AWARDS

... AWARDS Special certificate and first prize, issued by Hie Dig for Victory committee, went to M. Platt, of Great Gonerby. with 168 marks, other special prize and certificate winners being: 2. J. E Twilley. Greenhill 11611, 3 S. Newton, Cliffe-road 11601 ...

Published: Friday 28 November 1947
Newspaper: Grantham Journal
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 379 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

0031E40 EVENTS

... —Ripley Show Committee's Chrysanthemum Show at Pear Tree Inn Clubroom. Saturday and • Sunday. Nov. gth and 9th.—Pmdrich Dig for Victory Horticultural Society Annual Chry- iiiiitTleniiininT - iiiiimiWgii;;;. -- Sunday. Nov. 9th. Ripley Wesley Ladles' Day ...