Remembering World War 2 in Chesterfield

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...