December 2020, Oldham & District Branch Monthly talk
... our first to be given on zoom
In September 1914 the Failsworth sub-division of the Red Cross was formed. Their remit was to:
(i) provide extra 'Comforts' for East Lancashire soldiers in time of war.
(ii) provide equipment for hospitals at home and field hospitals overseas.
Women all over the country, would gather together, in War Comfort Groups to provide the 'Comforts' which, to 21st century eyes, appear to be the bare essentials.
This is the story of one such group.
Given by Sheila Goodyear
![]() | 'THE BRITISH TIFFANY WINDOWS' | video |
![]() | 'IRON MEN AND WOODEN LADDERS' - | VIDEO |
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![]() | OLDHAM RLFC - Then and Now | VIDEO |
![]() | WOMEN'S WAR INTEREST COMMITTEE iN MANCHESTER IN WW1 | VIDEO |
![]() | NORTHERNERS FROM THE ICE AGE TO THE 21st CENTURY | video |
![]() | WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE & the 1913 NUWSS Pilgrimage | video |
![]() | OCTOBER 12th, 1941 : The Night Oldham was Bombed | video |
![]() | THE AMAZING MARY HIGGS | video |
![]() | A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PEAK FOREST CANAL | video |
![]() | HAIL SMILING MORN | video |
![]() | SADDLEWORTH MORRIS MEN & ANNUAL RUSHCART | video |
![]() | 2018, Manchester, St. Peter's Square : | video |
![]() | WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE - a brief introduction | video |
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