- Contributed by听
- Lancshomeguard
- People in story:听
- Mrs Joan Singleton
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4079388
- Contributed on:听
- 17 May 2005
This story has been submitted to the People's War website by Liz Andrew of the Lancshomeguard on behalf of Joan Singleton and has been added to the site with her permission.
I was about 17 when war broke out and I went to work at Park Brothers where I inspected components for batteries - it was very very boring. I lived in Blackburn with my parents and sisters. I remember the night the bomb dropped on Ainsworth Street - I think it was the night that Darwen was bombed.
We used to go to Tony's - the dance venue in Blackburn and also to Blackpool. We'd dance with the Americans there - they were all very nice.
I was already engaged and my boyfriend was in Palestine. There was a calendar on the wall at work and I'd cross off the days till he came home. He came home in 1947.
On VE day I went to King George's Hall In Blackburn.
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