Slough
Horticultural
Show
2019
Horticultural
Show
2019
Dig for Victory campaign is in danger of being forgotten.
Read more HERE
Imperial War Museum Video on Dig for Victory
Read more HERE
Imperial War Museum Video on Dig for Victory
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The Allotments and growing your own came into being after supplies from over seas became too dangerous in the First World War, boats were sunk and the lives lost to provide food when food could be grown at home. Back gardens all over the United Kingdom became essential plots to grow food and even established Parks and Green spaces were taken in the effort to grow more at home. Rationing meant meat was in short supply which brought villagers together as they collected the few scraps of food that were left over to feed the animals. Pigs if you were lucky to get your hands on one as a group, would be shared as portions at a later date to those that contributed food scraps. This was called a 'Pig Club' If your local group were lucky enough to get your hands on the black gold (Manure) then it too was shared to help produce more for the table. We still share out the manure, contact your local Trading Hut for availability |
The Slough Horticultural Show 2019 celebrated with theme of the show being
“A past remembered” and focusing on the outbreak of WW2, the Home Front and Dig for Victory with the emergence of Slough as a major contributor to the war effort.
The reason Allotments came into being explained below.
“A past remembered” and focusing on the outbreak of WW2, the Home Front and Dig for Victory with the emergence of Slough as a major contributor to the war effort.
The reason Allotments came into being explained below.
Almost everyone living in Britain during the Second World War had to cope with severe food shortages.
Britain was unable to import large quantities of food, and weekly staples such as meat, butter and cheese were in scarce supply.
In January 1940, food rationing was introduced in order to ensure that this limited food supply was distributed evenly and sustainably. A wide array of food, from biscuits to eggs, was rationed.
Food rationing was based on a ‘points’ system, meaning that the number of points allocated per food type would change depending on the scarcity of the food in question.
It was common for someone to reach the front of a queue only to be told that their item had run out.
Food was also prioritised based on who were most in need.
Expectant mothers and or those with young children would be the first to receive rations such as eggs or milk.
They would also receive extra vitamins to ensure they received an adequate amount of nutrients.
This was remedied mainly with orange juice or cod liver oil.
Waste not, want not' was the ethos of the era. Any scraps of food left over were even collected by local councils in order to feed pigs or chickens.
Although plenty of food was rationed, fruit and vegetables were not.
However often items, such as onions and tomatoes, were hard to find.
The ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign meant that green spaces across the country, from private gardens to public parks, became allotments. These grew a variety of different fruit and veg.
Dr Carrot, alongside characters such as Potato Pete, was used to promote the ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign, and encourage families to eat vegetables.
Their images ran alongside strap lines prompting members of the public to consider the food they consumed or, often crucially, the food they didn’t. They were plastered on billboards across the UK.
Even when the war ended, rationing continued. It was only in the early 1950s that the majority of food was freely available again. It took the best part of a decade until the final commodity, meat, was de-rationed in 1954.
2018
Last year was the 80th anniversary of three trees planted as part of the Charter celebration
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80 years ago the first Hurricane planes were built in Langley.
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80 years ago the first Hurricane planes were built in Langley.
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The Mayor of Slough Cllr Paul Sohal and The High Sheriff of Berkshire Graham Barker Esq unveiled a memorial plaque for the 80th anniversary of Slough Royal Charter, which created the borough of Slough.
Members of Slough Air Cadets stood as the guard of honour for the ceremony.
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Photographs by Lea Metcalfe, Media Officer to
Slough Allotment Federation. |
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A Huge thank you goes too:
Elite Drummers
Michelle B
Apna Virsa
Datchet Border Morris
153 Air cadets
Pop Goes the Choir
Tropical Heatwave
Blarney Pilgrims
And many more.
Tesco & Waitrose for their donations to the Tea Tent.
Michelle B
Apna Virsa
Datchet Border Morris
153 Air cadets
Pop Goes the Choir
Tropical Heatwave
Blarney Pilgrims
And many more.
Tesco & Waitrose for their donations to the Tea Tent.
And all the volunteers who helped set up,
the two lovely ladies in the Tea Tent who worked so hard without a break all day
and all those who helped where ever it was needed.
You made the day great too!
the two lovely ladies in the Tea Tent who worked so hard without a break all day
and all those who helped where ever it was needed.
You made the day great too!
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