... the war, largely through the initiative of the then Mayor, the late AM. Joseph Bates. who was a noted figure in the Dig for Victory campaign. Earlier shows were held at Courtaulds' Canteen. and three years ago the Borough Horticultural Committee embarked ...

... Exhall Wins Allotment Cup Started during the war in a factory canteen as part of the local Dig for Victory campaign, Nuneaton's annual horticultural show, which has become an established August Bank Holiday attraction. was expected to draw a big crowd ...