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The Second World War started (in Europe) on 1st September 1939 nearly 80 years ago. WVS had been established just over a year; not long after the start of the war it was Christmas. As I was thinking about writing this blog to go out the week before Christmas Eve I wondered what the WVS were up to at this time of year. I could have chosen anywhere but one of the first documents to jump out at me was a programme of Christmas activities from Rickmansworth WVS 1939. Looking at the Narrative Reports from the area for December 1939 to 1944 you can clearly see that just because it was Christmas WVS work didn't stop. These are just a few examples of activities in Rickmansworth, taken from the Narrative Reports. Find out more in this week's Heritage Bulletin Blog http://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/hbblog Jennifer Hunt BA (Hons), Msc Econ Deputy Archivist Royal Voluntary Service Archive & Heritage Collection Unit 1A Bath Road Business Centre, Bath Road, Devizes, SN10 1XA Telephone: 01380 730 211 Mobile: 07714 898 639 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Web: www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/archiveandheritagecollection<http://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/archiveandheritagecollection> Twitter: www.twitter.com/RVSarchives<http://www.twitter.com/RVSarchives> Facebook: www.facebook.com/rvsarchives/<http://www.facebook.com/rvsarchives/> [http://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/Uploads/Images/email_sign_off/email_footer.JPG]<www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/efooter> We welcome correspondence in Welsh or English / Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn y Gymraeg neu'r Saesneg. This email is confidential and intended solely for the addressee and others authorised to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken in reliance on the contents of this email or any attachments is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please contact the sender immediately and destroy all copies of it. Any opinion expressed in this e-mail or any attachments are those of the individual and not necessarily those of Royal Voluntary Service and Royal Voluntary Service cannot accept liability for statements which are not made on behalf of the Royal Voluntary Service. If you do not think that Royal Voluntary Service should be mailing you, please reply to this email and let us know. Our privacy policy is available at www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk Mae'r e bost hwn yn gyfrinachol ac at sylw priodol yr unigolyn neu'r sefydliad a enwir uchod. Os nad chi yw'r derbynnydd priodol ond eich bod wedi derbyn y neges e-bost hwn trwy gamgymeriad, gwaherddir ei defnyddio, ei lledaenu, ei hanfon ymlaen, ei hargraffu a'i chopio neu ei defnyddio. Os ydych wedi derbyn y neges ar gam, rhowch gwybod i'r sawl sy wedi anfon yr e bost ar unwaith a dinistrio pob copi heb ei anfon at unrhyw drydydd parti. Bydd unrhyw farn neu sylwadau a fynegir yn yr ebost neu unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn perthyn i'r awdur yn unig ac ni chynrychiolant o anghenraid farn Royal Voluntary Service. Nid yw Royal Voluntary Service yn derbyn atebolrwydd am ddatganiadau sydd ddim ar ran Royal Voluntary Service. Os na ddylir Royal Voluntary Service e bostio chi, atebwch yr e bost hwn a rhowch wybod iddyn ni. Mae ein polisi preifatrwydd ar gael at www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra