Tag: Housing Rebellion
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What happened to the ‘Homes for Heroes’?
After the war, the government oversaw a huge building and rebuilding project, to repair and replace war-damaged infrastructure and, under the banner ‘Homes for Heroes’, to provide council housing in particular for the families of returning soldiers, and more widely to address the housing shortage and make homes available for all who needed them. This…
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Assembling on the Green
At my gran’s house when I was a kid, getting to know the neighbours was something that mainly happened on the village green. We’d all gather there on Fridays, waiting for the fish-and-chip van, on Morris Dancing days, and for all sorts of other reasons so it’s strange that I’ve lived where I am for…
Kay Green 