The True Face of the UK
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The True Face of the UK
Just like in the Blitz, the people of the UK come together:
Blitz spirit
Janie Hampton, author of How The Girl Guides Won The War:
Community spirit came to the fore during the Blitz of 1940-41. Britain was undergoing a daily bombardment from the Luftwaffe and with many of the adults having to go off and fight, the onus was on the young and old to help out at home. The Girl Guide movement was a key part of this.
They were doing first aid and sweeping up broken glass and building canteens to feed those made homeless. There was no government body telling people to do this, it came from the community.
There were heroes everywhere like the 13-year-old girl who saved someone's life by tying a tourniquet for someone injured in the bombing. It's likely there were many other stories of courage that have never been told.
The Blitz is an example of how people come together under duress. And you could say the same is happening now with the riot clean-up. It's wonderful that people are saying they're not going to allow their streets to be wrecked.
This is what makes me proud to be British. :)
green_maiaThe True Face of the UK
Just like in the Blitz, the people of the UK come together:
Blitz spirit
Janie Hampton, author of How The Girl Guides Won The War:
Community spirit came to the fore during the Blitz of 1940-41. Britain was undergoing a daily bombardment from the Luftwaffe and with many of the adults having to go off and fight, the onus was on the young and old to help out at home. The Girl Guide movement was a key part of this.
They were doing first aid and sweeping up broken glass and building canteens to feed those made homeless. There was no government body telling people to do this, it came from the community.
There were heroes everywhere like the 13-year-old girl who saved someone's life by tying a tourniquet for someone injured in the bombing. It's likely there were many other stories of courage that have never been told.
The Blitz is an example of how people come together under duress. And you could say the same is happening now with the riot clean-up. It's wonderful that people are saying they're not going to allow their streets to be wrecked.
This is what makes me proud to be British. :)
