Llanidloes National School 17
Dancing in the streets, 1945
A very special entry in the Llanidloes National School Log Books is shown below. This was recorded in 1945 to mark V.E Day (Victory in Europe), the end of the hostilities in this theatre of the Second World War
National School
Log Book
Powys
County Archives
M/E/PS/34/L/3
Written on 8th May 1945, the entry reads:
"Very few children presented themselves at School this
morning - not more than 30 in all, of the 171 on books. A Radio
broadcast the previous evening announced that today and tomorrow
would be regarded as national holidays. School was therefore
closed for two days. School reopened this morning with 32 children
present (18%). Several of these had joined in the general rejoicings
the previous day and evening, and had been dancing in the streets
until the early hours of the morning. The attendances were cancelled".
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