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Recorded Memories

Picture of the church inside the Nissen hut
  • Deliveries to the camp

    Peter Morrell talks about his memories of delivering goods to the camp

  • The Nissen huts

    Peter talks about the Nissen huts that were used as accommodation

  • The Butcher Boy

    Peter talks about being a butcher boy and which camps he used to deliver to

  • The Baker

    Mike Bailey talks about his memories of the bread delivery to the camp

  • Learning Polish!

    Mike talks about how he learnt some Polish from the local community

  • The different sites

    Mike talks about the location of the camps and the accommodation

  • The closing of the camps

    Mike talks about the time that the camps closed and one of the main employers in the community ("Pet Foods")

  • Polish school children

    Mike talks about the Polish children that went to his school and how quickly they picked up the language

  • The translator

    Mike talks about a young Polish translator in Melton who worked for the police

  • The Eggs

    A story about how children can be so helpful!

Last Updated Thu, 28 Sep, 2006.