Land Girls Jigsaw (1000 pieces)
Premier quality jigsaw puzzle, designed and made in the UK. Land Girls - The Eskadale Collection. A 1000 piece Jigsaw Completed size is 48cm x 68cm and is supplied in an attractive colour box.
- Premier quality jigsaw puzzle, designed and made in the UK.
- Land Girls - The Eskadale Collection
- No. of pieces: 1000. Completed size: 48cm x 68cm.
- Supplied in an attractive colour box.
- Ideal for the collector or to give and receive as a gift.
The Women's Land Army (WLA) was established in World War One, but was re-founded shortly before the outbreak of World War Two, in June 1939, to provide extra agricultural labour. The government feared that if war broke out there would be food shortages. Britain, then as now, relied heavily on imported food, and it was thought that imports would be threatened by anticipated German blockades. In addition, many male farm workers were expected to join up, leaving a shortage of labour. The government was also keen to increase food production by reclaiming pasture and unused land for growing crops.
Women were initially asked to volunteer for the WLA. However, in December 1941 the government passed the National Service Act, which allowed the conscription of women into the armed forces or for vital war work. At first only single women between 20 and 30, and widows without children, were called up, but later the age limit was expanded to include women between 19 and 43. Women could choose whether to enter the armed forces or work in farming or industry. By 1943, more than 80,000 women were working in the Land Army. They were nicknamed Land Girls.
The Land Girls did a wide range of jobs, including milking cows, lambing, managing poultry, ploughing, gathering crops, digging ditches, catching rats and carrying out farm maintenance work. Some 6,000 women worked in the Timber Corps, chopping down trees and running sawmills.
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Premier quality jigsaw puzzle, designed and made in the UK. Land Girls - The Eskadale Collection. A 1000 piece Jigsaw Completed size is 48cm x 68cm and is supplied in an attractive colour box.
- Premier quality jigsaw puzzle, designed and made in the UK.
- Land Girls - The Eskadale Collection
- No. of pieces: 1000. Completed size: 48cm x 68cm.
- Supplied in an attractive colour box.
- Ideal for the collector or to give and receive as a gift.
The Women's Land Army (WLA) was established in World War One, but was re-founded shortly before the outbreak of World War Two, in June 1939, to provide extra agricultural labour. The government feared that if war broke out there would be food shortages. Britain, then as now, relied heavily on imported food, and it was thought that imports would be threatened by anticipated German blockades. In addition, many male farm workers were expected to join up, leaving a shortage of labour. The government was also keen to increase food production by reclaiming pasture and unused land for growing crops.
Women were initially asked to volunteer for the WLA. However, in December 1941 the government passed the National Service Act, which allowed the conscription of women into the armed forces or for vital war work. At first only single women between 20 and 30, and widows without children, were called up, but later the age limit was expanded to include women between 19 and 43. Women could choose whether to enter the armed forces or work in farming or industry. By 1943, more than 80,000 women were working in the Land Army. They were nicknamed Land Girls.
The Land Girls did a wide range of jobs, including milking cows, lambing, managing poultry, ploughing, gathering crops, digging ditches, catching rats and carrying out farm maintenance work. Some 6,000 women worked in the Timber Corps, chopping down trees and running sawmills.
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