Remembering World War 2 in Chesterfield

Today we celebrate International Nurses Day, a day which is even more poignant as we live through the current Covid 19 pandemic.   This date was chosen to mark the 200 year anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the "mother" of nursing as we know it today. Nurses, doctors and all healthcare workers are receiving the recognition they deserve for their dedication to the cause, especially during the dangerous situation we are in right now.   Each Thursday we all go out onto our front doorsteps, balconies or simply open a window to clap a round of applause for our country’s carers.   The National Health Service is in the spotlight, our doctors and nurses are being hailed heroes for their selfless work caring for Covid 19 patients.   Not a night goes by now without the news on television running a story on how the N.H.S is coping, individuals are being picked out to showcase their particular story in regard to carrying out their jobs during the pandemic. ...

Today, 75 years on from the end of World War 2 we will all sit back and remember..... The day won't be as we would have wished for, we all remain under lock down with strict instructions to obey social distancing rules, but we will still remember those from our not so distant past who lived through World War 2.   Many of us will have memories of our parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, some of us will have been present during those times.  Family stories of how life was during World War 2 will no doubt have been passed down through generations; photos, medals and other memorabilia cherished and taken out of their boxes on days like this to add a tactile connection to the lives of our family members.   However we choose to spend today, whether watching the footage on television, listening to the radio or reading I am sure we will all be proud, sad and awestruck as we hear the renditions of life during the war years from 1939 to 1945.   This blog has...