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BlitzSpirit 23 Jun 2025 Carry On5 min

Keeping the Home Fires Burning: Preparing for Emergency, Then & Now

BlitzSpirit: How wartime necessity birthed a practical legacy of household preparedness. The air raid siren’s wail. A sound that once defined nights for millions across Britain. But beyond the communal shelters and the stoicism demanded by the Ministry of Information, a quieter, more personal preparation unfolded within the four walls of the home. While ‘Keep […]

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BlitzSpirit 21 Jun 2025 Spirit Today5 min

When the Lights Went Out… Again: COVID-19 and the Echoes of the Blitz

BlitzSpirit: Did the pandemic truly revive the spirit of 1940, or was it a comforting illusion? The photo felt almost eerily familiar. A street, quiet. Empty. A doctor or nurse, visor fogged, walking home late at night. Not London in 1941, but a small town in Hampshire in April 2020. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, comparisons […]

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