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This story is written by Danielle Haggan and Ainsley Gregson
About The life of Evailine Wilkinson in the world war two

Today we went to interview Evaline Wilkinson at Feniscliffe Bank Nursing Home in Blackburn, Lancashire. She told us about her life during and after the war鈥�
Evaline was just 10 when the war started, an innocent little girl. She grew up in Blackburn and stayed in Blackburn throughout the war. During the war Evaline experienced the one bombing in Blackburn. Evaline is now 82.
The war was declared just a month before it started, Evaline being so young didn鈥檛 really understand what was going on. All that she noted about the war was that all her uncles and male members of the family had gone to fight to save their country. By the time Evaline was 14 she had left school and wanted to be a baker, She worked at a bakery in Darwin Lancashire until she was 18, then however, she was placed in a munitions factory making fuses for bombs, she had no choice in the matter and disliked her job very much. Evailine had to do the job because she had to get money for rations which were tea, sugar, butter etc, as she used to be a baker, she would bake with the rations.
Evaline did not know very much about the war, even when she was getting older because there was no televisions in those days, it was only after the war when she discovered how people in Germany were treated and how much of a bad time they had.
During the war Evaline did not marry, it was after the war when Evaline met her true love at a local disco. Evaline and her husband were married for thirty years and sadly when Evaline was getting rid of cancer, her husband passed away and this was a lot for Evaline to get over. Before Evaline was married she was called Evaline Luis, and now is Mrs Evaline Wilkinson.
The worst thing for Evaline about the war was when she was told that someone who she knew or was related to died; this was very upsetting for her.
When the war was over life got better for Evaline and before the interview was over Evaline said 鈥淭he good old days have gone鈥� and Evaline was very adamant that the days after the war were so much better than what they are today. In those days鈥� people could leave there house without worrying about them being broken in to. Also Evaline stated that during and after the war her family and other families always looked out for each other.
On VE day when the war was over everyone celebrated and had parties in the street. Evaline added that children these days still don鈥檛 understand the war itself.
The interview went very well and it was a pleasure to have spoken to Evaline, and also a privilege to be able to speak to someone who actually experienced the war.

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