International Womans Day

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Hi there, 
Indeed spotted this littele while back, great shots of the WREN mechancics at work,  almost by the by, on channel 4 showing women on the canals during WW2, manning the barges which of course up to the mid 60's, carried cargo, those times essesnstial raw materials and finished munitions. Badge they had was National Service and IW for inland waterways, but called Idle Women! not of coure  by long chalk hard hard graft, 

Johnk

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johnk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25 March 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1355	Post Options Post Reply Quote johnk Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: International Womans Day Posted: 16 March 2015 at 2:11pm
	Hi there, Indeed spotted this littele while back, great shots of the WREN mechancics at work, almost by the by, on channel 4 showing women on the canals during WW2, manning the barges which of course up to the mid 60's, carried cargo, those times essesnstial raw materials and finished munitions. Badge they had was National Service and IW for inland waterways, but called Idle Women! not of coure by long chalk hard hard graft, Johnk

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	The post commemoration of International Woman's Day has been removed from the Veterans website and replaced with a commemoration recognising World Poetry Day The poem displayed was written by a former member of a clandestine flotilla (15th MGB Flotilla), and manages to convey the high drama and tensions of those times. Edited by Pioneer - 21 March 2015 at 9:25am
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johnk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25 March 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1355	Post Options Post Reply Quote johnk Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 March 2015 at 12:17pm
	Hi there, Just read the poem and commend all colleagues to do so if I may, captures the mood perfectly of course, the phrases, greased row locks to prevent squeaking an example, many thanks, Johnk