Sunday, November 10, 2013

The 'Thankful Villages'


Just fifty three villages in England and Wales were fortunate enough not to lose any men in World War I; none in Ireland or Scotland. Of these, fourteen were doubly thankful, losing nobody in World War II either.
A pair of motorcyclists have set off to visit all of the 'Thankful Villages' in Britain to raise £51,000 for the Royal British Legion.

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