{"id":62810,"date":"2023-12-03T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T10:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/?p=62810"},"modified":"2023-12-03T17:42:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T17:42:20","slug":"62810-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/62810-2\/","title":{"rendered":"History Club Talk &#8211; 24 Jan 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h4>Wednesday 24 January, 7.30pm<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Jubilee Park Hall, Barley Close, Bloxham<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em> (Note this is not, on this occasion, our usual \u201cthird Wednesday\u201d monthly slot)<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Karen and Bret Wiles: \u201cThe Women\u2019s Voluntary Service in World War II\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62811\" src=\"https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WRVS2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WRVS2.jpg 460w, https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WRVS2-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WRVS2-97x55.jpg 97w, https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WRVS2-310x175.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over one million women volunteered with the WVS \u2013 which became known as \u201cThe army Hitler forgot\u201d &#8211; during the Second World War. It was the largest women\u2019s voluntary force ever.\u00a0Why did the WVS start?\u00a0Who were the women who joined?<\/p>\n<p>The WVS were not just tea and sympathy; they often threw themselves into some surprising jobs, sometimes putting themselves into danger, and keeping the country going in important respects in times of great hardship. The WVS also incorporated the Housewives\u2019 Service, women who could not leave their homes for long periods of time or who were elderly.<\/p>\n<p>Refreshments provided (from 7.15pm)<\/p>\n<p>Admission: free for members (\u00a313 annual sub); \u00a33 visitor charge.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday 24 January, 7.30pm Jubilee Park Hall, Barley Close, Bloxham (Note this is not, on this occasion, our usual \u201cthird Wednesday\u201d monthly slot) Karen and 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