Herefordshire Histories Festival: Colwall's Home Front

Date: Saturday 17 May 2025
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
A celebration of what life was like in Colwall during the Second World War. Come and find out about...
The event will include teas and cakes, slideshow, WW2 reenactment society, sale of booklet about Colwall's Home Front
- Emergency measures if Colwall was invaded
- Home Guard ARP
- Local voluneteer organisations: British Legion, WI, WVS, Red Cross
- Businesses relocated to Colwall: Dowsett-McKat, Kia-Ora
- Schools relocared to Colwall: ST Nicholas, Holmwood, St Georges
- Evacuees
- Daily Life: Blackouts, Gas Masks, Rationing, Farming
The event will include teas and cakes, slideshow, WW2 reenactment society, sale of booklet about Colwall's Home Front