{"id":81989,"date":"2024-02-09T12:37:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T12:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=81989"},"modified":"2024-02-09T12:37:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T12:37:08","slug":"whitchurch-residents-share-wartime-tales-of-bomb-scares-gas-masks-and-lemonade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/02\/09\/whitchurch-residents-share-wartime-tales-of-bomb-scares-gas-masks-and-lemonade\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitchurch residents share wartime tales of bomb scares, gas masks and lemonade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hopes that the reminiscence group idea might spread to Rhiwbina and Llandaff North<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>RESIDENTS of Whitchurch have been meeting to share their memories and preserve local history for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whitchurch Reminiscence group meets once a month to share memories, photos and artifacts that show how Whitchurch has changed over the years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is part of the charity Awen, which hopes to extend this opportunity to residents in Rhiwbina and Llandaff North.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the information presented in the meetings at Whitchurch Hub is collected and recorded by members with gaps in local knowledge filled in by experts at Glamorgan Archives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the February meeting residents exchanged stories about the Second World War. Dorothy Chamberlain, now 90, spoke in detail about growing up in the 1940s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"878\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pic-1024x878.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pic-1024x878.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pic-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pic-770x660.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pic-1536x1317.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pic-2048x1756.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pic-293x251.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pic-1400x1200.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pic-1024x878.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pic-1024x878.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pic-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pic-770x660.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pic-1536x1317.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pic-2048x1756.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pic-293x251.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pic-1400x1200.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Mrs Dorothy Chamberlain at Whitchurch Reminiscence Event: <\/strong> Credit Katharine Worrell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve lived here 90 years and only moved once!\u201d she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was six years old when the war began. My mother had me evacuated to Barry because she thought I would be safer. I had three brothers but I was the only one who went, I lived with my grandparents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Everyday I would take the bus to school and would bring my gas mask. I remember it smelt terrible and was very difficult to get on and off.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If there was a bomb scare while she was at school, neighbours would volunteer to take in up to five children each while they waited for the all clear.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI had a lovely lady. She was very kind to us and gave us lemon and orange drinks,\u201d said Mrs Chamberlain with a smile.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another member of the group, Mrs Jill French, brought in a photo album her father had made of the Victory in Europe Day Celebrations in Whitchurch in 1945. 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This number has grown to more than 30 and members want to encourage other Cardiff hubs to take up the challenge of setting up groups to preserve their local history. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHaving people discuss their memories helps bring the past to life. It is important to remind people of the stories; if you are going to knock down Whitchurch history you could at least put up a plaque,\u201d said committee member Chris Lewis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mrs Lewis also read a newspaper clipping from the Western Mail in the 1920s which told the unfortunate court case of a local homeless man Jebediah James who was given six weeks hard labour for stealing chickens from a farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group also dives further back in history. Chairman Nigel Lewis gave a presentation on how Domino&#8217;s Pizza on Merthyr Road used to be the Village Farm in the 1870s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"830\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pu-4-1-1024x830.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pu-4-1-1024x830.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pu-4-1-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pu-4-1-770x624.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pu-4-1-1536x1245.jpg 1536w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pu-4-1-770x624.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pu-4-1-1536x1245.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pu-4-1-2048x1660.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pu-4-1-293x237.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/new-pu-4-1-1400x1134.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Nigel Lewis giving his presentation on Village Farm, Whitchurch in the 19th Century. <\/strong>Credit: Katharine Worrell <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Lewis described the group as being dedicated to preserving a \u201cglimpse of the village we call home in a time long since 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