Idle Women of the Wartime Waterways
75 years ago the Women’s Training Scheme started – young women, from mostly middle class backgrounds learned idlewomen1 to handle 72′ narrowboats with 50 tons of cargo. Just another example of women stepping up to the mark and taking on jobs no one thought they could do (although generations of women from the working boat families had been doing just that for years). Our show Idle Women of the Wartime Waterways tells their stories (including how they came to be known as ‘Idle’) and this summer we are recreating the journey by following the route that they worked.
Suitable for
Any age
Admission
£8 adult, £6 concession
Website
http://www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson/
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ICE Project launch day
Hear a brass band play in the ice wells, meet "Mrs Marshall", make ice cream...
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