Do you have a memory to share?

Children on the move is a project working to create a lasting record of evacuation in Staffordshire. Whether you were an evacuee or not, if you have an evacuation momory to share we would love to hear from you!

Click here to get in touch with us or have a look around the website and share some of the momories that we’ve gathered so far.

Bettine Saffery

Bettine and her younger brother were evacuated from Margate to Drayton Bassett. When they arrived at their hosts' cottage her brother asked her: "Is this fairyland?"...

Ivy Wilson

Ivy Wilson was billeted in Hints, a tiny hamlet with just six houses and six other children. All of these were boys, so she often got into mischief!

Esther Carpenter

Esther Carpenter didn't enjoy her billet in Betley, and could not get on with her host who drank and smoke. She was ecstatic to be reunited with her family.

Children on the Move

A lasting record of wartime evacuation

Do you have a memory to share?

Bettine Saffery

Ivy Wilson

Esther Carpenter