An Afternoon of Storytelling at Hummingbird
Channel: Charlie Hearnshaw
Date: 2021-09-28

Residents and staff of Hummingbird Care, Churchinford, tell stories to each other one afternoon in September 2021, with a general focus on World War II.

Mary told us about evacuees in Lee Bay, North Devon and about the role the Americans played in village life during the war. They as they used the beaches to train for D day but found time to be nice to the local children.

By way of a contrast, Molly told us about Yeovil during WWII with descriptions of bombings, of scrumping with a pram and of German prisoners of war.

Ray told us about his life as an eleven-year-old on a farm life near Dunkeswell aerodrome during WW2. Polish fighter pilots, hundreds of army vehicles hidden under beech trees, land mines dropped from the air and Dakotas taking off for France towing three troop-filled gliders behind them.

And much, much more...

A film by Charlie Hearnshaw with special thanks to the residents and staff at Hummingbird who either took part in the film or worked in the background, looking after people, to make this happen.