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CWA Camouflage Netting Volunteers

CWA Camouflage Netting volunteers contributed thousands of hours towards the war at home during the Second World War

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Shortage of Wartime CWA Volunteers at Camden

The Camden CWA netting centre always relied on a small but dedicated band of volunteers, and Mrs Swan, the netting co-ordinator, always maintained that there was a constant need for volunteers. She often appealed for volunteers at the CWA meetings and in the Camden press. This shortage was made worse in August 1941 when some… Continue reading Shortage of Wartime CWA Volunteers at Camden

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Community gets behind CWA net making during war

During the Second World War the Camden Country Women’s Association were not the only community organisation to make camouflage nets in Camden. In May 1941 the Camden Women’s Voluntary Services established a separate netting centre on the suggestion of Sibella Macarthur Onslow, to supply nets to the National Defence League. On one of the few… Continue reading Community gets behind CWA net making during war