Leonard William John Wright

Leonard William John Wright

My husband Leonard William John Wright was born on 25 June 1932 in Hoxton the north-east area of London. He was a son of Lilian Margaret and Leonard William Wright and an older brother to his 16 months younger sister Ann Margaret. Mum looked after the family while Dad...

Jam and Jerusalem

Jam and Jerusalem The part played by Bishopsteignton Women’s Institute in WW2 (Text in italic is taken directly from the committee meeting and member’s meeting minutes). On Friday 2 December 1938 at 3.00pm a meeting was held at the Parish Hall, Bishopsteignton.  This...

What is VE-Day?

Description After 6 years of a war, where there was fighting and bombing in many countries, where fathers, brothers and sons were sent overseas , women worked on the land and in factories and children were evacuated and separated from their parents, PEACE finally came...