William Monk, Diary 1917 of an allotment run by Clayton-le-Moors Working Mens Club, item 16

• November 1, 2017 16:55:33 Thomas A. Lingner

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  1917.
  

  13

  March
  

  
  

  also two or three meetings on

  Sunday evenings, resulted in

  close on 100 volunteers. Now then

  this was encouraging, success

  was assured. During this

  period the seed potatoes had

  arrived, and we cut them up

  and stored them in Mr. Poole's

  room (who was kindly lent us the

  same) when we were ready to

  set some of the seeds, a snow 

  storm came over the district,

  and the ground was covered

  about a fortnight. (Thus the 

  land committes [sic] troubles had

  now begun!)

• June 13, 2017 17:42:14 L G

  1917.
  

  13

  March
  

  
  

  also two or three meetings on

  Sunday evenings, resulted in

  close on 100 volunteers. Now then

  this was encouraging, success

  was assured. During this

  period the seed potatoes had

  arrived, and we cut them up

  and stored them in Mr. Poole's

  room (who was kindly lent us the

  same) when we were ready to

  set some of the seeds, a snow 

  storm came over the district,

  and the ground was covered

  about a fortnight. (Thus the 

  land committes [sic] troubles had

  now begun.)

  
  

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• March 2, 2017 01:08:52 S. J. Adams

  1917.
  

  13

  March
  

  
  

  also two or three meetings on

  Sunday evenings, resulted in

  close on 100 volunteers. Now then

  this was encouraging, success

  was assured. During this

  period the seed potatoes had

  arrived, and we cut them up

  and stored them in Mr. Toole's

  room (who was kindly lent us the

  same) when we were ready to

  set some of the seeds, a snow 

  storm came over the district,

  and the ground was covered

  about a fortnight. (Thus the 

  land committes [sic] troubles had

  now begun.)

  
  

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