- Contributed byÌý
- gmractiondesk
- People in story:Ìý
- Margorie Read, Mr and Mrs Frances Bartram
- Location of story:Ìý
- Urmston, Manchester
- Background to story:Ìý
- Civilian
- Article ID:Ìý
- A4849220
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 07 August 2005
I had my party at Co-op. We had to go home by bus, with presents, wearing party clothes, straight into the air raid.
I bought a cutlery set for my parents 25 wedding anniversary. Every time the sirens went out my mum put the cutlery set on a bucket in the middle of the gardens. She thought it would be safe.
We went to the shelter in the neighbours house.
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