Sunday 9th June 2024 was a jam-packed afternoon with exhibition, displays, Suffolk Punches, tractors, living history and of course cake! The highlight for the day was undoubtedly the presentation of the wonderful ‘Certificate of Thanks’ to Veterans and families that we had commissioned and signed by Lady Clare, Countess of Euston – Lord Lieutenant ofContinue reading “Suffolk Women’s Land Army Day at Saxham Hall”
Category Archives: Land girls
Chesnut and Daphne
This picture book follows a day in the life of ‘Chesnut’ the Suffolk Punch horse, and his best friend ‘Daphne’ the Land Girl, as they deliver milk from the dairy to schoolchildren during the 1940s.
Saxham Hall WLA Day!
Join us for a captivating afternoon filled with history, gratitude, and the spirit of the wartime era at Saxham Hall, just outside Bury St Edmunds. Co-hosted by the Barrow Benefice and The Suffolk Women’s Land Army Memorial Trust, this family event promises to be both enlightening and delightful.
Suffolk Punch horse visits local primary school for Remembrance Day with Women’s Land Army Memorial Trust.
Barrow Primary School near Bury St Edmunds is paying tribute to the Women’s Land Army for Remembrance Day by welcoming a Suffolk Punch horse and Land Girls to the school. The Suffolk Women’s Land Army Memorial Trust has been set up to raise awareness of the work the Land Girls did for the war effortContinue reading “Suffolk Punch horse visits local primary school for Remembrance Day with Women’s Land Army Memorial Trust.”
Screening List for ‘The Land Girls and Horses of Suffolk’
Since the launch of the 40-minute documentary ‘The Land Girls and Horses of Suffolk’ at The Hold in Ipswich, the film has been well received all over the county. Below you will find a list of upcoming screenings.
Rowley Mile Racecourse Book Launch
My new children’s book ‘Chesnut and Daphne’ is now available after a great day at the Family Jubilee Raceday at the Rowley Mile Racecourse in Newmarket this May.
Holly Brega 