Evacuees

EVACUEES FROM LONDON                                                                                                                                                       Evacuation from London began on Friday 1^st September 1939, when more than 1.5 million children were sent to the countryside to be billeted with families for their safety.   At Lacey Green, John Saunders (Johnnie) the Chairman of the Parish Council, visited Lacey Green School to encourage children to talk to their parents to accept evacuees out of London into their homes.