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"VE Day was doubly exciting for me, for it was also my sixth
birthday. Colville Street, Liverpool, like the myriad of
communities the length and breadth of Britain celebrated by holding
a street party. There was still rationing of many basic foodstuffs,
but with careful planning, the families of the nation were going to
celebrate the ending of the war in Europe.
"My mother and her neighbours were busy cooking for days - pies,
pastries, all made with dried eggs, and great ingenuity. Sandwiches
were made, larders raided for pickles and tins of fruit carefully
hoarded since the start of the war. Mrs Storey, whose husband was a
merchant seaman, proved to be a good source for luxury items.
"Bert Storey had managed to bring packets of dried fruit, nuts
and even some icing sugar and chocolate, off his ship. The hard
work had paid off, and on the evening of May 7, as their husbands
set up the trestle tables down the centre of the street, all the
women sat in small groups on the pavement outside their houses,
pleased with what they had achieved; and hopeful that the weather
would hold fine for the following day - VE Day."
Margaret Brook, Wirral. Telegraph.co.uk your memories of VE/VJ
Day
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