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East Lancs proved safe haven for so many wartime evacuees

Local historian EAST LANCASHIRE was invaded in the 1940s – by thousands of children escaping the horrors of the Second World War. The first few months of the conflict had been relatively quiet, but the Luftwaffe bombers began to wreak destruction on a massive scale. Manchester was being pounded and Darwen and other smaller towns were welcoming youngsters into their homes. Later in the war, as London was being hit by flying bombs, thousands more children were packed off to avoid the carnage. And many again pitched up in East Lancs. The Lancashire welcome for children plucked suddenly from their home lives and their little friends has been well documented. But what was it like for them?

Monk stands firm on plans to continue with Pike River recovery project

Photo: RNZ A public statement last week, issued by the Pike River Family Reference Group, said families had reluctantly accepted a government decision to close the recovery project. A number of families said they were blindsided by that. The Pike River Family Committee, which is separate to the reference group, met last night and say three-quarters of the families want to self-fund a feasibility study into recovering the mine s main ventilation fan. But the level of support for the study is also in dispute. Last week s statement by the Pike River Family Reference Group - which is the official group working with the government s mine recovery agency - sparked uproar among some relatives of the 29 dead miners.