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Forgotten Friday – Evacuation of Dunkirk

Forgotten Friday – Dunkirk Evacuation In today’s Forgotten Friday, we are studying the Evacuation of Dunkirk. Operation Dynamo, also known as the evacuation from Dunkirk, involved the rescue of more than 338,000 British and French soldiers from the French port of...

Forgotten Friday – Dragons Teeth

#ForgottenFriday – The fortification named Dragons Teeth Ever since the invention of the ‘Tank’ there have been many solutions created to stop them in their tracks. A rather effective, yet simple design is known as Dragon’s Teeth. Dragon’s Teeth were...

Forgotten Friday – The Kings Coronation

Forgotten Friday – The History of Charles III In honour of the King’s Coronation tomorrow, today’s #ForgottenFriday focuses on his life throughout the years! Born November 14, 1948, at Buckingham Palace, Prince Charles Philip Arthur George was the first child of...

Forgotten Friday – The Story of The Wolds Wagoners

‘TO SHIELD THE WEAK AND BIND THE STRONG’ The Story of The Wolds Wagoners by Trish Wade If you should travel through the village of Sledmere in East Yorkshire you will see, beside the road, two memorials. The smaller one of these is known as the Wagoner’s Memorial...

Forgotten Friday – National Tea Day!

#NationalTeaDay Forgotten Friday – Keep Calm & Brew Up In this week’s #ForgottenFriday we are delving into a Cuppa’ Tea and learning about how tea was rationed during the war! One example captures how deeply tea drinking was embedded in the fabric of British...