91Èȱ¬

Later on in the war the bombing stopped and food rationing came in and we were practically starving— even though we were better off than most people. If people got rid of peelings and waste it was at a minimum— you would only peel their potatoes very thin.

It went on and on and then finally the war was over and we were to have a street party — but there was no food. We used to go round the houses with this old gramophone and play tunes hoping they’d give you pennies. Everyone donated a tin of corned beef and we had a street party. We had ice-cream and everything — it was absolutely marvellous!

I’ve never forgotten the war.

This story was collected by Jessie Atkinson and was submitted to the People’s War site by Becky Barugh of the 91Èȱ¬ Radio Shropshire CSV Action Desk on behalf of Robert Burns and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.

See more of Robert's stories:

• “No Mother, not the dog!â€�
• We buried the bakers van
• It was full of bombs

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