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When Anne Oxbrow was born her father asked for Compassionate leave but this was not granted. Later in the war , he was sent to the Far East and made beautiful greetings cards which Anne still treasures today.
Sheila Young remembers her hooded siren suit which her mother made to keep her warm during nights in the shelter.During the day this became a play area.Brownie Packs changed their times to a Saturday morning to avoid the blackout.
Janette Simpson remembers sheltering in her grandmother's house Built on a low level.She has clear memories of baking cakes using liquid paraffin and produced one at our recent meeting. It was delicious!
Betty Roberts remembers the very smelly shelters in West Lothian. Her father decided that they would all shelter under a solid table in the house. She wore a school skirt made from a pair of her father's trousers.On the day of the bombing of the Forth Rail Bridge Betty has memories of waving at the German planes.When she later moved to Cheltenham, betty discovered many children's graves and found out that a factory had not been properly blacked out with consequent tragedy when a bomb hit a nearby school.
Greta Knox remembers her experiences as a billeting officer in Inverurie when 3 train loads of evacuees arrived from Springburn."Where's the picture house?"and "Where's the chippie?" were the most frequent questions. In Feb. 1940 a German plane aiming at the Banff-Elgin viaduct strafed the school playground at Portknockie and a bomb killed the Marr family.As a Guider Greta remembers that 50%of her unit had not been enrolled because of frequent moves.
Josie Boyd was in Blackpool and had 8 evacuees from London in her home.Her mother waited in endless queues for clothes for the children. Later Josie came to Edinburgh and she remembers the shelter in the cellar of the Baptist Church in Potobello.
Connie Philp was evacuated to Carrbridge.The journey took 4 hours and the evacuees were taken to a church hall. Connie stayed with the family of the Free Church Minister for over 2 years. Later she became a minister in the Church of Scotland.
Jean Miller was caring for her mother and was directed to light munitions factory where condensers for ships, trams and planes were made. She remembers making blackout material from flour bags dipped into a pail of black ink.Boot polish was used to cover sash windows.
Margaret Pettigrew worked in the Post Office at Barrhead.She was trained in the use of a stirrup pump and also did an intensive first aid course.The Clydebank raids wre preceded by a lot if alerts the previous week and Margaret's home became a refuge for many people.Her duty was to send and receive telegrams and she was at her post for long hours.In Glasgow there was a hostel for Servicewomen which was staffed by Guiders and Rangers at night.The Police would direct the ladies to the hostel where they were served with scrambled eggs which had been cooked in a hay box.
Maureen Melaney worked in the Home and Colonial Service which had been evacuated. She also joined the Civil Nursing Reserve and worked at St.Raphael's Hospital in Edinburgh.She remembers the bombing in Marchmont Road wher Mrs.Gibson's chimneycollapsed into her bedroom.VJ day found Maureen nursing in a hospital in Manchester.

St Giles' Trfoil Guild had a wonderful day of wartime reminicences and recipes!

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