Second World War

4 Apr 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 15

Political machinations in the British Parliament, ‘vulgar and bellicose blustering’ by Mussolini…and a new trolleybus service in Acton. Week 15 of our serialisation of …

1 Apr 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 14

“I think Germany is in the grip of a madman, and sooner or later we will all be involved in the bloody and futile …

1 Feb 2016

Holocaust: The Kindertransport rescue

“On 11 January 1939, my parents did an amazingly brave thing. When I was just eight years old, they put me on a train …

11 Nov 2015

Second World War: ‘We never saw our parents again’

On 27 January 2015 it will be the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi’s nefarious Auschwitz concentration camp. A tree is planted …

4 Nov 2015

The human face of war

A two-minute silence will be held on the steps of Ealing Town Hall to mark Armistice Day on Wednesday, 11 November at 11am. The …

3 Nov 2015

Second World War: Northolt’s Polish heroes

Between August-November 1940, the Battle of Britain raged over our skies, during a critical early phase of the Second World War. RAF Northolt became …

1 Nov 2015

Ealing and the Blitz

September 2010 marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the aerial attacks on Britain by the German air force – which were known collectively …

23 Oct 2015

Second World War: ‘They were all very brave’

It has been 70 years since Megan Avery was last in Northolt. As she came back to visit the Polish War Memorial and pay …

20 Oct 2015

Second World War: The funny and sad times

A group of enthusiastic volunteers recently came together at Gunnersbury Park Museum to share their experiences of the Second World War and trade tales. …

20 Oct 2015

War memorials to fallen locals

Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day form an important part of the national calendar in November, and it is when the country’s many memorials to …

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A student at Featherstone High School in Southall helped bring joy to struggling families this Christmas. Year 10 pupil Mohammed Asraf, together with his …

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Second World War

The Goodlet diaries: Week 15

The Goodlet diaries: Week 14

Holocaust: The Kindertransport rescue

Second World War: ‘We never saw our parents again’

The human face of war

Second World War: Northolt’s Polish heroes

Ealing and the Blitz

Second World War: ‘They were all very brave’

Second World War: The funny and sad times

War memorials to fallen locals

Locations

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School pupil leads way with Christmas spirit

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