- Contributed byÌý
- nottinghamcsv
- People in story:Ìý
- Mrs Kathleen Scrimshaw
- Location of story:Ìý
- Nottingham, England
- Background to story:Ìý
- Civilian
- Article ID:Ìý
- A7715432
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 12 December 2005
"This story was submitted to the People's War site by CSV/ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Nottingham on behalf of Mrs Kathleen Scrimshaw with her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions"
“I remember going into the air raid shelter. The teacher used to make us sing. I lived in Aspley. We sang ‘run rabbit run’. The air raid shelters used to smell of DDT. I wasn’t frightened. My husband was on Alfreton Road. I remember the Nottingham blitz in May 1941 and the lights flashing.â€
“I went to school in a lady’s house. The swimming baths were closed. We used to collect shrapnel going to school. The boys especially. They used to compare who had the biggest bit.â€
“We dug all the flowers up and grew vegetables. I had extra butter as I had TB. I had things to build you up. Complan. Cod liver oil and malt. Orange juice which was thick. Bread was hard and dry. People put condensed milk in their tea. Dried eggs were very good.â€
“I used to go to the Palais when I was 14 or 15. There were black men billeted near the Broadmarsh.â€
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