Unfortunately the Lichfield Mercury is missing from the Archives for the year 1939, but in the issue of Friday, November 22, 1940 there is a lovely and lengthy narrative from the headmaster FW Shaw of Holy Trinity Junior School, Margate who was in charge of the children who were evacuated to Shenstone, Wall, Weeford, Hammerwich and Stonnall

…”(FW Shaw)has contributed an interesting letter to the Thanet Gazette describing how the children settled down to the country life in Staffordshire where they were evacuated in June…

… At Shenstone every Trinity girl was enrolled in the Girl Guides Movement, and very useful work they have done in helping on the local war effort. In the same village 12 boys became choristers in the Church choir…

…Enemy air activity has not upset the children here. Though the Alert is often heard and distant explosions echo through the air, nothing more disturbing has occurred…”

From a later edition…

…Shenstone… a Brownie pack has lately been formed in connection with the Guides Company under the leadership of Winifred Smith who joined the company as a guide in 1925. She has run the pack in Lichfield for about three years and it will be difficult to find anyone more suited to the work of the Brown Owl, whose job it is to instruct the younger girls. Evacuees from the south east coast have been welcomed both by the Brownie pack and the Guide Company..

And from 6 December 1940.. Readers Views…

…At Shenstone each child billeted arrived at his abode with full instructions concerning him or her and what should be done in case of illness et cetera. We are not aware of this being done in Lichfield…

Regards Pedro

Unfortunately the Lichfield Mercury is missing from the Archives for the year 1939, but in the issue of Friday, November 22, 1940 there is a lovely and lengthy narrative from the headmaster FW Shaw of Holy Trinity Junior School, Margate who was in charge of the children who were evacuated to Shenstone, Wall, Weeford, Hammerwich and Stonnall

…”(FW Shaw)has contributed an interesting letter to the Thanet Gazette describing how the children settled down to the country life in Staffordshire where they were evacuated in June…

… At Shenstone every Trinity girl was enrolled in the Girl Guides Movement, and very useful work they have done in helping on the local war effort. In the same village 12 boys became choristers in the Church choir…

…Enemy air activity has not upset the children here. Though the Alert is often heard and distant explosions echo through the air, nothing more disturbing has occurred…”

From a later edition…

…Shenstone… a Brownie pack has lately been formed in connection with the Guides Company under the leadership of Winifred Smith who joined the company as a guide in 1925. She has run the pack in Lichfield for about three years and it will be difficult to find anyone more suited to the work of the Brown Owl, whose job it is to instruct the younger girls. Evacuees from the south east coast have been welcomed both by the Brownie pack and the Guide Company..

And from 6 December 1940.. Readers Views…

…At Shenstone each child billeted arrived at his abode with full instructions concerning him or her and what should be done in case of illness et cetera. We are not aware of this being done in Lichfield…

Regards Pedro