Cwmdeuddwr National School 10
World War II
In September 1939 Britain was at war with Germany again and, although far from the major theatres of war, Cwmdeuddwr school had a rather diferent wartime experience from 1914-1918. In those first tense weeks it is probable that no-one knew what to expect. The further extracts below are from the School Log Book.
Cwmdeuddwr
School
Log Book
This entry reads:
"School closed for 1 week owing to outbreak of war with
Germany"
New faces
With Britains major cities within
reach of Germany's bombers, rural schools like Cwmdeuddwr were
taking in classes of children from urban areas. As the entry
below from January 1941 shows a group of children from
Merseyside came to Cwmdeuddwr and it must have been something
of a "culture shock" both for them and the local children.
County Archives
R/E/PS/9/L/3
"Admitted 11 evacuated children from the Bootle area accompanied by two teachers Miss J. Roberts & Miss Pearson".
Victory
To the great relief of the whole
country, Nazi Germany was defeated in May 1945. Once again every
community celebrated to the full.
"May 8th - V.E. day. Children dismissed after a Service
of Thanksgiving held in the school.
May 8th,9th & 10th - Victory Holiday by the wish of
the Education Committee.
May 14th - Absent from School - Manager's consent.
May 18th - School closed - 2 sessions - for a children's
Victory tea, etc."
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