Tag: skills

BlitzSpirit: Why sharing everyday expertise mattered then – and why it’s vital now. The hiss of a gas mask being fitted. The clatter of buckets collecting rainwater. A neighbour expertly repairing a bicycle tyre with salvaged rubber. These aren’t grand acts of heroism, but the quiet rhythms of life during and after the Blitz. While […]

BlitzSpirit: How the spirit of wartime ingenuity lives on through sharing practical knowledge with the next generation. The blackout was absolute. Not just the absence of streetlights, but a creeping darkness that seemed to press in from all sides. But within the gloom, life continued. Makeshift repairs to bombed-out homes, ingenious solutions for rationing, digging […]