Reminiscence Resources

LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

A guide to video, slide packs, photocards,

audio-cassettes and other material

available for loan from the

Special Needs Library Service

August 2005

LINCOLNSHIRE—part of the East Midlands Region

CONTENTS

Introduction.............................................................3 Videos .....................................................................4 Slides.......................................................................11 Photo-cards .............................................................14 Audio-cassettes .......................................................18 Exercise ..................................................................25 Other resources .......................................................27

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INTRODUCTION The Special Needs Library Service provides a library service to residential homes, nursing homes, day centres and warden controlled housing throughout Lincolnshire. Part of the Service provides a back-up to activities organised in the establishments by means of a collection of reminiscence resources. Reminiscence can be of particular importance to older people for a number of reasons. It can enhance a person’s feeling of self-worth and esteem; help in recognising the individuality of a person; and not least can be an enjoyable and stimulating experience. The Service also holds a collection of books aimed at care staff and activity organisers. These include ideas for quizzes and activities, and books on working with clients with dementia. If you would like to borrow any of the items listed, please contact the Community Librarian: Special Needs. The items will normally be sent to your nearest library for collection. For more information please contact: Community Librarian: Special Needs Special Needs Library Service Eastgate Centre 105 Eastgate Sleaford Lincs NG34 7EN Tel: (01522) 550370 Fax: (01522) 550372 August 2005

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VIDEOS - All Videos are VHS format only Music, Memories and Milestones This series of videos feature material from news film archives. Captured on film are the music, moments and memories from two decades:

- 1930’s 54 mins approx The Big Bands, Worldwide depression, Edward and Mrs Simpson. Jesse Owen, Sir Malcolm Campbell, Gracie Fields - 1940’s 54 mins approx World War II, Glen Miller, Marlene Dietrich, Sir Winston Churchill Reflections Video tapes consisting of archive film, music, lantern slides and photographs interspersed with questions and discussion points. Converts passive TV viewing into an interactive activity. - CHILDHOOD Three pensioners return to the streets in which they grew up and remember their childhood and schooling - MONTY’S MUSEUM A tour round Monty Maxfield’s private museum - an Aladdin’s cave of memorabilia - STARTING OUT Memories of setting up home in the 1930’s and 40’s are contrasted with the experiences of young people today - HOME FRONT A look at the lighter side of wartime How we used to live

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1936-1953 4 videos with 5

episodes of 21 mins

Archive film and dramatic reconstruction show the life of the fictional Hodgkins family at the time of such events as the Jarrow march, abdication crisis, rationing, evacuation, VE Day and Festival of Britain 1945-1970 2 videos with 10

episodes of 20 mins This set covers the such topics as rise of rock “n” roll, nuclear power, immigration, changes in transport, and the lowering of the voting age British Movietone News Collection A collection of videos in black and white showing clips many clients would have seen in the cinema. Each video lasts just under one hour - GREAT EVENTS Major events in 20th century Britain, including King George V’s Silver Jubilee, life of Montgomery and outbreak of World War II - TRIUMPH OF FLIGHT Features such aircrafts as the Caledonia Flying Boat, the Hawker Hurricane, Concorde and the Great Zeppelin. Wartime stories also feature - ANIMAL CLASSICS A light-hearted look at a wide range of animals from elephants and tigers to the dog and cat - FASHION AND BEAUTY A collection of clips looking at fashion over 40 years. Hats, hair, jewellery, make-up, undergarments and gowns are among the many items covered - MAJOR DISASTERS

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Including rare footage of the plane that flew into the World’s tallest building. A range of natural and manmade disasters is included - EARLY CUP FINALS Covers the great Cup Finals of the 1930’s and 1940’s - CUP FINALS Covers the 1950’s and early 1960’s - CHALLENGE OF THE SEA The excitement of both ocean liners and naval ships at sea is covered in this video. The complete story of the Queen Mary is included, as well as unique wartime action from the Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean - HORSE RACE GREATS Covering the period 1929-1940, this video includes the Derby of 1921 featured on the very first BMN newsreel. Rich in an atmosphere of past times Royalty Videos - QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER: 90 Glorious years Narrated by Richard Baker. 90 mins Video produced by the BBC to commemorate the Queen Mother’s 90th Birthday in 1990. It includes archive film and photos, an interview with Princess Margaret and reminiscences from the Queen Mother herself - QUEEN ELIZABETH II 53 mins A 40th anniversary portrait from 1992 showing the events that have shaped the reign of Queen Elizabeth II - THE FERGIE STORY: A Paradise Lost? 50 mins

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This provides an insight into the life of the Duchess of York as a member of the Royal Family. Exclusive footage and interview with friends and informed observers are included - DIANA: Model Princess 50 mins Using previously unseen film footage, the Princess of Wales is seen both at work and in family life - NIGEL DEMPSTER’S PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN MOTHER 60 mins A personal tribute to “The most gracious of Ladies” - THE GLITTERING GOWNS 60 mins The stories of the Kings and Queens of Europe from the end of Victoria’s reign - A PRINCE AMONG ISLANDS 50 mins Showing a return visit by the Prince of Wales to the remote Gaelic- speaking island of Berneray in the Sound of Harris Imperial War Museum - KEEPING THE WHEELS TURNING: Women and Children at War 1939-45 Seven films originally produced by the Ministry of Information focusing on the activities of women and children in the Second World War. Subjects covered include evacuation, education, women in factories and women in the home. Each film lasts between 8 and 15 minutes - LISTENING TO BRITAIN: A Jennings Trilogy Three films from Humphrey Jennings, now generally regarded as Britain’s greatest documentary film-maker. They evoke the mood of a large variety of people both at work and at play. Films last between 10 and 40 minutes Provincial Life

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- SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY 30 mins approx Featuring South Holland, Boston, Grantham, Lincoln and many other districts of the County, this video presents a wide-ranging picture of life in Lincolnshire during the first half of the 20th Century - CHURCH FARM DIARY A calendar of events at Church Farm Museum in the heart of Skegness, with a look at many rural crafts and activities - BYGONE LINCOLN

Showing Lincoln from 1918-1962. Includes the visit of King George V and Queen Mary in 1918: The Lincoln floods of 1947; racing on the Carholme in 1962; the Brayford swing bridge and much more - BYGONE LINCOLN 3 55 mins The city on film, 1937-1965 - THE LINCOLN CATHEDRAL STORY 45 mins A journey through one of Europe’s finest cathedrals - LINCOLN’S RAILWAY 60 mins Tells the story of 150 years of railway history in Lincoln - LINCOLN: CITY OF SECRETS 45 mins Computer technology is used to display how Lincoln would have looked in the past. There is also a look at the remains of historic Lincoln that lie below today’s streets - A FENLAND SCHOOL 60 mins A video history of the primary school at Fodderdyke Bank, New Leake, dating from the early 1900’s - BOSTON LOOKS BACK 43 mins

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Covers the period 1904-1951. Includes the proclamation of George V, Empire Day 1928, hospital fund-raising in 1932 and scenes from the war years to the Festival of Britain - SOUTH HOLLAND LOOKS BACK 49 mins From 1913-1973, including the first ever tulip festival, this video shows scenes from Spalding, Quadring, Holbeach, Sutton Bridge and many other places from this are of Lincolnshire - FLOOD 54 mins Films of various East Anglian floods, including the Cambridgeshire Fens in 1937 and 1947; Houghton in 1947 and Norwich/Suffolk in 1953 - LOUTH LOOKS BACK 50 mins Taking in the period 1935-65, this video includes the Big Freeze of 1938, extracts from the Playhouse Newsreels, excerpts from “Ramble round Louth” showing surrounding areas in 1940 - SLEAFORD 2000 35 mins History trail of Sleaford - TO BE A YELLOWBELLY 2 videos each 80 mins First shown on Channel 4, these films show rural communities over a year, at work and play. There are two films on each video - FENLAND FARMING ‘55 55 mins A look at farming in the Fens in 1955 - ACRES OF CHANGE 75 mins Contrasts farming methods of 1939 with those in the 1990’s - OPERATION HARVEST

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War in the countryside 1939-1945 60 mins The story of the farmers’ war effort, told through archive and contemporary film - BYGONES - THE HARVEST 40 mins Recreates how harvesting used to be done. Includes interviews with retired labourers and archive film - BYGONES - THE HORSEMEN 40 mins Memories of men who worked with heavy horses in the early 20th century - FIFTY YEARS TO THE DAY Memories of RAF Bardney, recorded fifty years after the station became operational

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SLIDES

Bygone Decades Slide Packs Scenes from everyday life are shown. Each pack contains a comprehensive manual with suggested questions and points for discussion to help the leader of the activity - REMEMBERING THE 20’s SLIDE PACK B&W slides/manual The 1920’s are remembered for being a high point of hope, laughter and gaiety. At the same time there was much poverty and unemployment. Both these sides of this era are recalled through these slides. This is also available as a photo card pack - REMEMBERING THE 30’s SLIDE PACK B&W slides/manual The 30’s can be remembered for the depression, the widespread introduction of electricity. Noel Coward and Glenn Miller, Edward VIII’s abdication and first rumblings of war. This is also available as a photo card pack - REMEMBERING THE 40’s SLIDE PACK B&W slides/manual This pack portrays the two elements of this decade. The first half generates memories of air-raid shelters, munitions factories, the armed forces and wartime dancing. In the second half they move on to post-war shopping, prefabricated homes and the cold winter of 1947 - REMEMBERING THE 50’s SLIDE PACK B&W slides/manual This slide pack takes us through the decade with the introduction of supermarkets, the mass x-ray units and home nursing. Memories of seaside holidays, the early family cars and the Coronation are also revived

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Imperial War Museum - WOMEN IN WARTIME B&W slides/leaflet Covers both the World War I and II. Includes the Great Procession of Women in 1915, female ammunition workers, WVS workers and Land Army girls. Information about each slide is contained in accompanying leaflet - THE HOME FRONT 1914-1918 B&W slides/leaflet Covers recruits in Whitehall, air-raid damage in London and the Women’s Land Army - THE HOME FRONT 1939-1945 B&W slides/leaflet Children as evacuees, the London Blitz, Land Girls and Churchill on VE Day are just some of the slides in this pack Recall A tape/slide reminiscence series. Photographs from archives are combined with music and broadcasts to recall daily life and major events over the last 80 years. Comes in three parts - each part is split into two sections of 20 slides each - PART 1: CHILDHOOD: THE GREAT WAR 40 slides/booklet/

1 cassette Childhood (1903-1913): Schooldays; comics; street games; washday etc The Great War: Army recruiting; rationing; Armistice Day; Women’s War work - PART 2: YOUTH: LIVING THROUGH THE THIRTIES

40 slides/booklet/ 1 cassette

Youth (1920s): Music Halls and cinemas; the general strike; fashion. Living through the thirties: Jarrow crusade; Prince of Wales and Mrs Simpson; street traders

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- PART 3: THE SECOND WORLD WAR: A DIFFERENT WORLD 40 slides/booklet/

1 cassette

The Second World War; evacuees; Winston Churchill; Vera Lynn. A different world: Errol Flynn; Olivia de Haviland; holidays abroad Nostalgia - FAMOUS FACES 40 slides/manual Photo-portraits of personalities from the world of show business, sport and politics. Spanning the years 1920 to 1960, the faces include such memorable people as Marilyn Monroe, Roger Bannister, Vera Lynn and Winston Churchill. A detailed biographical manual is included. This is also available as a pack of 40 photo cards

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PHOTO-CARDS Nostalgia - BANNER HEADLINES 30 cards/manual Each photograph carries an original newspaper headline from the period 1914-1950. The pack traces major political, social, sporting and Royal landmarks. The manual includes background detail to each headline - ROYALTY 30 cards/manual Various members of the Royal Family are shown in these pictures, as well as places and events connected with them, between the years 1910 and 1950. The manual includes a background to each photograp. - THEN AND NOW OBJECTS 40 cards/manual Everyday items found about the home. There are two photographs of each object; the versions in use earlier this century and the modern equivalent - THEN AND NOW VEHICLES 40 cards/manual Vehicles ranging from caravans, ambulances and coaches to tankers, ice cream vans and bicycles. There are two photographs of each object; the versions in use earlier this century and the modern equivalent - FAMOUS FACES 40 cards/manual Photo-Portraits of personalities from the World of show business, sport and politics. Spanning the years 1920 to 1960, the faces include such memorable people as Marilyn Monroe, Roger Bannister, Vera Lynn and Winston Churchill. A detailed biographical manual is included. This is also available as a pack of 40 slides

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Bygone Decades - REMEMBERING THE 20’s 32 cards The 1920’s are remembered for being a high point of hope, laughter and gaiety. At the same time there was much poverty and unemployment. Both sides of this time are recalled through these photo-cards. This is also available as a pack of 32 slides - REMEMBERING THE 30’s 32 cards The 30’s can be remembered for the depression, the widespread introduction of electricity, Noel Coward and Glenn Miller. Edward VIII’s abdication and the first rumblings of war. This is also available as a pack of 32 slides Memory Joggers This series is intended to promote discussion and memory sharing - THINGS 20 cards/leaflet A range of items, which were familiar in the past, is depicted in this pack of photographs. A steamroller, oil lamp and telephone are just some of the items - COUNTRYSIDE 20 cards/leaflet Country scenes and activities - PEOPLE 20 cards/leaflet All taken before World War II, these photographs feature people engaged in a wide variety of activities including woodworking, cycling and sport - TOWN AND CITY 20 cards/leaflet Scenes from towns and cities from the past are brought back to life

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Other photocards - ROYALTY 1940-1989 50 cards/manual The cards each relate to one year between 1940-1989. The manual describes the event portrayed, together with other events of that year - MEMORABILIA POSTCARDS 50 cards A set of postcards from all over Great Britain, reproduced from the famous Francis Frith Collection - FLASHBACK POSTCARDS 36 cards Covers the period from the First World War to the end of the Second. Includes cartoons, reproductions of posters and First World War Adverts - THE HOME FRONT 15 items in wallet

with notes A wallet containing items from ration books, blackout poster, identity cards, newspaper advertisement etc from the period 1939-45 - D-DAY 12 items in wallet

with notes Documents relating to Operation Overlord - CHILDREN IN WAR 14 items in wallet with notes Relating to childhood in Britain during World War II - VICTORY BRITAIN 12 items in wallet

with notes Wallet containing posters, diary entries, newspaper reports and letters showing the movement from war to peace, 1942-1947 - SHOPPING – LINCOLN 10 photographs Shops in Lincoln from 1912-1953

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- LINCOLNSHIRE PHOTOGRAPHS 11 pictures Scenes of Lincolnshire from approximately 1890’s-1910’s - ADVERTISEMENTS 20 advertisements Two sets covering the period 1920-1940 depicting advertisements of the time - ADVERTISING IMAGES 10 colour reproductions of posters advertising brands like Cherry Blossom shoe polish, Bisto and Colgate’s shaving soap - DECADES - 1930’s 20 cards Cards showing some of the principal characters and events of the 1930’s. Subjects include Clark Gable; WC Fields, Dixie Dean; Motoring; Fashion; Unemployment and Preparations for War - HOUSEHOLD TREASURES 25 shaped cards Set of cards of old household items - GROCERY CARDS 25 shaped cards Collection of postcards of familiar brands of groceries - FACES THAT LIVE FOREVER 50 postcards A host of entertainers, actors, actresses and personalities from the “Golden Age” of Hollywood - WORLD WAR POSTCARD SET 24 cards Set of cards depicting fashions, women’s war work and animals at war - WORLD WAR PHOTOGRAPHS 24 cards Set of three packs of eight cards relating to: D-day, Battle of Britain and London at war

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- RECOLLECTIONS 20 postcards in each pack

Transport: Vintage Cars Vintage Travels Shipping Lines Entertainment: Hollywood Greats Hollywood Classic Films Advertising: Bygone Days I Bygone Days II Bygone Days III - LIFETIMES 30 large format photographs 4 copies of each / Booklet These photographs are accompanied by a 68-page booklet full of ideas and suggestions for using the photographs in reminiscence. Subject areas are Childhood, Shops, Family entertainment, Family health, Growing up and Going out to Work Colour Library A series of eight sets of photo-cards designed for rehabilitation of stroke patients and for people with memory loss, or for adults with learning difficulties. Each pack contains 96 full colour laminated cards - SPORT AND LEISURE Includes hobbies; pastimes; entertainment; individual sports; adventure sports; and team sports - OCCUPATIONS Includes transport; services; health; public services; trades and arts and crafts - POSSESSIONS Includes personal; toiletries; domestic; leisure; care and children

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- FOOD Includes fruit; vegetables; basics; prepared food; drinks and snacks - CLOTHES Includes a range of clothes from a sari to denims - HOME Rooms of a house with the relevant pieces of furniture divided into rooms - Lounge; Diner; Kitchen; Bedroom; Study and Bathroom - ANIMALS AND BIRDS Includes both wild and domestic animals, insects, birds and marine life - TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES Shows air, water and rail vehicles, as well as personal vehicles, cycles and those associated with work

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AUDIO-CASSETTES and CDs Music of Yesteryear Twelve individual music cassettes covering the 40’s and 50’s - The Fabulous 50’s - Million-selling hits of the 40’s - Million-selling hits of the 50’s - Fats Domino - Mrs Mills Piano Favourites - Gracie Fields - Great Singers of Yesteryear - Brass Band Music - Sing along Banjo Party - Black and White Minstrels - Great voices of our times; P Robeson, John McCormack, Richard Tauber, Peter Duncan, Webster Booth - Golden Age of Paul Robeson

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All our Yesterdays Memorable music on cassette - I’ve heard that song before (3 cassettes) - Flanagan and Allen (2 cassettes) - Housewives choice (2 cassettes) Highlights from 21 years of this post-war radio programme - Sentimental Journey (2 cassettes) - G I Jukebox (5 cassettes) 100 wartime hits - We’ll meet again (2 cassettes) 22 of Vera Lynn’s unforgettable songs - Charlie Kunz - Golden Piano favourites (1 cassette) 60 piano favourites from the 30’s and 40’s Imperial War Museum - THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN Reminiscences from over 20 veterans - D-DAY REMEMBERED: The Normandy Landings: 6 June 1944 More extracts from the museum’s collection, this selection relates to the planning and carrying out of the Normandy Landings - THE HOME FRONT Interviews with men and women who lived in Britain during the Second World War

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Other Audio-Cassettes/CDs

- RADIO THEME TUNES FROM THE 40’s AND 50’s

2 cassettes or CD/ notes

Each tune is played twice to enable discussion or a second attempt at identifying it. The collection is designed to stimulate memories of family life when the wireless was a major focus of leisure activities - VOICES FROM THE 40’s AND 50’s 2 cassettes or CD/

notes Each voice is played twice to enable recognition or discussion - SINGALONG 1 cassette/large print songbook The tape features 20 of the 100 songs contained in the book. As the tape includes introductory bars of music, and the tempo is leisurely, it is ideal for centres without access to a piano - MUSICAL QUIZ 1 CD/ notes The first few notes of over 80 melodies provide the clue to help identify the tune. A wide range is included, from music hall to hymns - SONGS OF JOY 4 cassettes/booklet A collection of hymns, spirituals and music that evoke the heritage of Great Britain and Ireland - ALTOGETHER NOW! 1 Cassette/lyrics

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A selection of popular songs for everyone to join in with - ELDERSONG CD/lyrics 4 volumes of popular songs - I HEAR MEMORIES 1 cassette/booklet A manual accompanies an audio-cassette of sound effects with questions about each sound - REMEMBER WITH ME 1 cassette, 18 cards

(colour)/manual The photo-cards match the sounds on the tape. Questions based around the sound/photo are listed. American, but adaptable for the UK - I REMEMBER - ORAL HISTORY ARCHIVE A collection of 12 cassettes, which can be borrowed individually, recalling memories of people in Leicestershire. However, many of the subjects included would have a wider appeal - Leicester Market - Leicester’s Trams: from horse tram to buses - Maids and Mistresses: life in domestic service in the 1920’s and 1930’s - Entertainment: popular entertainment and pastimes - Christmas Past: celebrating Christmas before World War II - The three R’s: local people remember their school days - Home remedies: cures for everything - The Women’s Land Army: covering both World Wars - Farming Life: life and work on Leicestershire farms - All the fun of the fair: local fairs since 1900 - Courting days: courtship, marriage and sexuality between the wars - On the railways: drivers, signalmen and others talk about their lives - D-DAY DISPATCHES 1 CD

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Original recordings from the BBC sound archives - EYEWITNESS 1900-1909 3 CDs BBC archive material interwoven with commentary - EYEWITNESS 1910-1919 3 CDs BBC archive material interwoven with commentary -EYEWITNESS 1960-1969 4 CDs BBC archive material interwoven with commentary - MUSICAL BINGO 1 Cassette Designed for groups of 2-20

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EXERCISE

- THE MAGIC OF MOVEMENT 1 cassette/leaflet Designed for older people, and those with limited mobility - CHAIR EXERCISES 1 cassette/leaflet Chair exercises from top-to-toe - SEATWORKS 1 cassette/leaflet Exercises to do whilst seated - LIGHT ‘N’ LIVELY 1 cassette/leaflet More exercises designed to increase blood circulation - GENTLE EXERCISES FOR THE ELDERLY 1 cassette/leaflet An invaluable aid to providing gentle exercises that can be done in a seated position - MUSIC, MOVEMENT, MIND & BODY 1 cassette/booklet Exercises for people suffering from dementia and related conditions - FIT IS FUN (1+2) 2 videos Designed for people who require gentle exercise - GENTLY DOES IT! 2 videos

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Seated exercises developed in association with Extend - GENTLE EXERCISE AND MOVEMENT FOR FRAIL PEOPLE 48 cards Booklet The cards describe specific exercises that can be done from a chair. The booklet contains useful advise on planning and managing an exercise session

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OTHER RESOURCES - THEN AND NOW A training pack for reminiscence work, designed to help people interested in reminiscence work to get started, or help those involved already to take a fresh look at what they are doing Includes: 5 training units, 2 case studies booklets and ‘Day in, day out’ memories of North Manchester from women in Monsall Hospital - GOLDEN EXPRESSIONS 200 cards A communication game aimed at encouraging elderly people to share memories and discuss changes, especially with regard to ageing and loss - TELL ME A STORY 56 cards For stimulating memories and encouraging discussion - QUIZ BOXES 1 & 2 Each box contains 1000 questions (10 on each card) in such areas as Leisure, People, Places, Animal, Vegetable or Mineral, and Lucky Dip - RATIONING REMEMBERED 6 coins/ration book A pack to relive memories of rationing in the Second World War - YESTERDAY’S MONEY 10 coins/colour cards Coins of yesteryear and advertising posters - REMINISCING A board game for 2-4 players/teams remembering the 1960’s-1990’s - THE VICTORY IN EUROPE EXPERIENCE Book/CD Book with memorabilia and facsimile documents together with a CD of veterans’ experiences from D-Day to the end of the War in Europe

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