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The BBC project
"The Peoples War" has been as great success in Thanet. There have
been over one hundred stories uploaded to the web site enriching the
archive with stories mainly about Thanet during the war. For two
months staff and volunteers from libraries and UK-Online centres have listened
to the fascinating stories from the people of Thanet. It started on the 22nd
of April with a wartime buffet at Margate Library where people tasted Wooton
Pie, curried carrots and Raspberry 'ice'. Another treat was the lecture entitled
'Rationed Fashion' given by Lee Ault from Broadstairs. It outlined how
clothing and materials were rationed but still had a degree of fashion
attached to them. Bob Prior at Ramsgate Library delivered his unique talk on
the role of the RAF in the skies of
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The project was slow to get started but the momentum grew and soon people from Thanet were telling their wartime stories from all theatres of war. Stories about being bombed at Dunkirk, being a POW for 5 years, being an evacuee and liking it - and hating it! There are stories about searching for bombs, watching dogfights, hunting for subs. People have met Churchill, skippered ships, defused bombs and listened to the doodlebugs fly overhead. Most of all people have told us the extraordinary stories of what it was like to be just an ordinary person in the street through the time of the war.
The BBC web site contains stories from all over the world written by all types of people. It is very easy to access and one can use a single search word and find stories written by people with similar experiences. There have been many occasions where people made contact with old friends and service personnel through the stories on the website. Whether you have had a war experience or not the website is an excellent read as well as an educational resource. The project isn't over yet! |
There
are fourteen UK-Online centres throughout Thanet where you can access this
information for free. If you think you are not up to the challenge of
using a computer there are trained staff available to show you how easy it
is. Don't let the thought of technology put you off - where is that
Dunkirk spirit? If you want to make a contribution then go to the website.
www.bbc.co.uk/ww2
where you can register yourself and write your story. Staff at any of the
libraries and UK-Online centres in Thanet will be able to give you advice
and help.
So I give a big 'Thank You' to the staff of
the Thanet Libraries who have such a wealth of knowledge and displayed
great enthusiasm for the project. I give the biggest 'Thank You' to all of
the people who gave us their stories and endured the most desperate times
of the last millennium so that we could enjoy the life we now live.
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UK-Online
in Thanet 
The Peoples
War - A great Success!
