Preserving our Land
I was recently in contact with a local resident in Brooklands Road, Hall Green, in connection with commemorating membership of the Women’s Land Army and Timber Corps, who carried out immensely valuable work. Pictures of posters had appeared in the press around the same time and one such is reproduced here.
With this in mind, and following a discussion with members of the Hall Green Preservation Group about wartime events in Hall Green, I recalled some time ago being given a photograph by a resident in Robin Hood Lane. While by all appearances not connected with WLA activity, the picture does show harvesting in Hall Green! The photograph is of the Moorlands in Sherwood Road which was formerly home to Moor Green Football Club with which the resident had a long connection. The ground certainly seems to be producing what looks like a very good crop!
These days, for different but very strong environmental and local reasons, we need to work together to help ensure that we keep and look after the green land that we have left. This should including gardens, enclosed green spaces and areas on the highway - some of which are historic. If we can achieve this, it would be another victory well worth digging for!
