World War Two – Home Front resource pack

Sixty years after the end of World War Two, we helped people share their wartime memories at a series of events, including:

  • street parties
  • oral reminiscences
  • poetry and song performance
  • a touring exhibtion.

Download the resource pack containing materials collected and produced at these events below. To borrow the wartime stories from our libraries, use our E-library online catalogue.

You can also find more information by visiting these websites:

Acrobat (PDF)
Home Front - food posters (450k)
Resource pack (pages 3-4)
Home Front - rationing (447k)
Resource pack (pages 5-6)
Home Front - recipes (368k)
Resource pack (pages 7-9)
Home Front - schoolchildren meet veterans (372k)
Resource pack (page 10)
Home Front - reminiscence stories (244k)
Resource pack (pages 11-16)
Home Front - poetry (314k)
Resource pack (pages 17-18)
Home Front - wartime songs (431k)
Resource pack (pages 19-20)
Home Front - children's books (211k)
Resource pack (pages 21-24)
Home Front - front cover (1049k)
Includes images from library events and displays (1 page)
Home Front - back cover (247k)
Includes images from library events and displays (1 page)