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Some of our Volunteers

Comments about the Queen's
Award
The Queens Award for
Voluntary Service Committee Chair, former broadcast journalist Sir Martyn
Lewis said:
I warmly congratulate all of the inspirational voluntary groups
who have been rewarded for their community work with a Queens Award
for Voluntary Service. The judging panel for this years awards were
struck by the quality and breadth of all the successful groups.
The thousands of volunteers who give up spare time to help others in their
community and to help solve problems demonstrate the very best of democracy
in action.
Minister for Civil Society,
Rob Wilson, said:
I would like to congratulate all groups who received this years
Queens Award for Voluntary Service, in recognition of their fantastic
achievements. The huge amount of work and commitment these organisations
put into their local communities is surpassed only by the passion and
motivation of the individuals who volunteer. I hope these groups continue
to inspire others to get involved and make a positive impact so that we
can continue to build a more compassionate society.
Julia Gibbs, Chair of Spelthorne
Archaeology and Local History Group which runs Spelthorne Museum, said:
We are tremendously proud to have been honoured in this way.
Its a real recognition of the countless hours of unpaid work that
have been put in by our volunteers over the last 36 years. We are very
much focused on sharing the history and archaeology of the Borough of
Spelthorne, and we hope that members of the community will feel inspired
to join us and carry on this fascinating and worthwhile work"
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World War Two Knitting
During the War people were encouraged
to knit their own clothes. Jumpers, cardigans, babies clothes, childrens
sweaters, toys.... They were also asked to knit for servicemen.
Please note: We do not
have the items on this page in the museum, they are included here
for reference and education only.
Here children are shown
knitting. It was a past-time for them as well as being useful
to the family
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Official book of
instructions for knitting for the RAF
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My mum always called knitted
items Woollies.
This pattern looks like
the vest that was found in the chair.
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A pattern for a hat and
gloves for boys or girls
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A swimming set for boys
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A posh
knitted jacket, that would fit in even today
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and lastly
a pair of satin knickers similar to the ones found in the chair.
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