... under circumstances which required a big heart and very big spade Portchester people did not need the stimulus of the Dig for Victory” campaign They got down to it and produced the skeleton of the Association Pixigress and success culminated in the revival ...

... or alternatively provided their councils with more money to spend But with the end of the war many extra duties ended “Dig for victory” was another catch phrase that no longer seemed to apply and with it with most people 'went the desire or appreciation ...

... Chairman of the Lymington Area Committee of National Savings, and has assisted in the Borough Allotments Association in the Dig tor Victory Campaign. He is an honorary member of the Royal Lymington Yacht Club. and a member of the Town Sating Club. Mr. Beaching ...

... for people who dislike gardening. A garden is a loathsome thing. God wot. said Wilfred Pickles once, when opening a Dig for Victory week during the late war; and many who agree with him will think Martin's brainwave an excellent device. Roderick does ...

... More Space npIIERE are prospects that Bransbury Park at Eastney will once again have a pre-war look. Allotments in the Dig for Victory campaign robbed the park of some of its playing space and (hen ttiere was a migration Southsea Common allotment holders ...

... ! membership has increased from 440 to 480 during the year. Havant and Waterloo Allotments Committee wonder: Is the Dig for Victory spirit dying out or will the Spring bring a fresh contingent of allotment-holders to uphold what may prove to be a first ...

... look after them. The number of allotment 1— entnusiasts seems to be dwindling. Nearly every year since the war-time Dig for Victory fervour swept Britain, demand for hiring local council allotments has exceeded the number available. -•— - But now a ...

... TOMORROW BBC TELEVISION 2.20. I Married Joan; 2.45, A Dig For Victory Gardening Club. 3.15, A Breath Of Fresh Air; 3.40, A Mozart Concert; 4.15, Brains Trust; 5. Children's Television (Wonders Of The Sea and Queen's Champion). 8.5 Sunday Special ...

... annual show so enjoyable. Competition is as keen as ever It was from the time the Association was born out of the wartime dig for victory effort, and despite this year's poor season tflere was a record number of entries—loo more than last Have you seen ...

... that during the war the tenant of No. 25. Mr. Donnan. had asked to use some of the land for a garden as part of the 'Dig for Victory campaign. Mr. Dorman had been I allowed to cultivate the land. and , it was only until about two years ago that it reverted ...

... gardening was aroused. “I inherited a love for the soil from my father,” he explained, “but really, it was a case of dig for victory.' 40 Varieties “ During the war vegetables were scarce and one had to plant one’s own, From this befi:mmng my interest ...

... Symphonic Study: Fal staff (Elgar), . 9.45 The Incidence of Murder. 10.0 Ten o’Clock. e 10.30 Tonight's Short Story: “ Digging That Victory,” by Hilary Haywood and read by Mary Wimbush. 10.45 Today in Parliament, 11.0 News, followed by Late Weather Forecast ...