{"id":353,"date":"2016-05-14T09:21:42","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T09:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.leekwoottonandguyscliffe.org.uk\/?page_id=353"},"modified":"2024-05-06T22:58:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T22:58:59","slug":"the-oral-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.leekwoottonandguyscliffe.org.uk\/index.php\/community-links\/clubs-societies\/history-group\/projects\/doreens-diary\/about-the-project\/the-oral-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"The Oral Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<table id=\"tablepress-8\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-8 tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leekwoottonandguyscliffe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Doreen-Portrait-BW-Square.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leekwoottonandguyscliffe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Doreen-Portrait-BW-Square-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Doreen - Portrait (B&amp;W) Square\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leekwoottonandguyscliffe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Doreen-Portrait-BW-Square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.leekwoottonandguyscliffe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Doreen-Portrait-BW-Square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.leekwoottonandguyscliffe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Doreen-Portrait-BW-Square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leekwoottonandguyscliffe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Doreen-Portrait-BW-Square.jpg 1316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">DOREEN&#8217;S DIARY:<br \/>\nThe life of an indomitable woman in Warwickshire during World War II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">Contact: <a href=\"mailto:info@doreensdiary.org.uk\">info@doreensdiary.org.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-8 from cache -->\n\n<nav class=\"is-responsive items-justified-center 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Tea time score 42 for 10 but four of our pilots\r\nare safe.&quot;\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a  class=\"slideshow_background_anchor\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_text\" style=\"background-color: #FFFFFF;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\" style=\"color: #881618;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWednesday, 27 November 1940\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description\" style=\"color: #881618;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;Took some soup to Guy's Cliffe this afternoon and brought back 3 more evacuees \u2013 a mother, baby of five months and child of two \u2013 And so we grow \u2013 and grow.&quot;\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a  class=\"slideshow_background_anchor\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_controlPanel slideshow_transparent\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"slideshow_togglePlay\" data-play-text=\"Play\" data-pause-text=\"Pause\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_previous slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-previous-text=\"Previous\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_next slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-next-text=\"Next\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_pagination\" style=\"display: none;\" data-go-to-text=\"Go to slide\"><div class=\"slideshow_pagination_center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t<!-- WordPress Slideshow Version 2.3.1 -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"Normal-C1\">Leek Wootton History Group is taking this opportunity to begin an Oral Archive of the Civil Parish of Leek Wootton &amp; Guy\u2019s Cliffe. &nbsp;The HLF grant has provided us with the opportunity to purchase recording equipment.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"Normal-C2\">Wartime Reminiscences<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"Normal-C1\">Within the Doreen\u2019s Diary project we will be recording the reminiscences of members of the community about World War II. &nbsp;This is a precious opportunity to record the voices of the senior members of the community <\/span><span class=\"Normal-C3\">and will present participants with an opportunity<\/span><span class=\"Normal-C1\"> and younger members of the community will be able to share family stories.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"Normal-C1\">During World War II Leek Wootton and the surrounding countryside provided a safer haven for the inhabitants of the nearby industrial towns and cities. &nbsp;As well as the official evacuation of children to the area, whole families made nightly journeys out of the Coventry area by any means possible and the Wright family, amongst others, readily took them in. &nbsp;Other houses within the parish were used as auxiliary hospitals, satellite factories and there were gun emplacements\/military facilities and a prisoner of war camp within the parish boundary.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"Normal-C1\">We would like the Oral Archive to include as many reminiscences of people who have any link with the parish during this time. &nbsp;If you would like to take part or know someone who would, please contact us.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-9\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-9 tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\">Doreen\u2019s Diary: The life of an indomitable woman in Warwickshire during World War II<br \/>\nis a Leek Wootton History Group project in partnership with Warwickshire County Record Office<br \/>\nand supported by Heritage Lottery Fund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leekwoottonandguyscliffe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/HLFHI_BLK-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.leekwoottonandguyscliffe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/HLFHI_BLK-1.jpg\" alt=\"HLFHI_BLK\" width=\"200\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-372\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leekwoottonandguyscliffe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/06-01-31-LWHG-Logo-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.leekwoottonandguyscliffe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/06-01-31-LWHG-Logo-1-150x100.jpg\" alt=\"06 01 31 LWHG Logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-371\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leekwoottonandguyscliffe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/record-office-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.leekwoottonandguyscliffe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/record-office-1-150x100.jpg\" alt=\"record-office\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-373\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-9 from cache -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leek Wootton History Group is taking this opportunity to begin an Oral Archive of the Civil Parish of Leek Wootton &amp; 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