VEGETABLES FOR MINESWEEPERS. 1940, ONCE A MONTH THE FARMERS OF ESSEX BRING ALL THEIR SURPLUS VEGETABLES TO A NAVAL PORT WHERE THEY ARE HANDED OUT TO MINESWEEPING TRAWLERS. THE COLLECTION AND STORAGE OF THE VEGETABLES IS ARRANGED BY THE WVS, AND THE CREWS OF THE MINESWEEPERS SIMPLY COME DOWN TO THE WVS DEPOT AT THE QUAYSIDE AND ASK FOR WHATEVER THEY WANT, CARROTS, POTATOES, CABBAGES AND EVEN FLOWERS. ON THURSDAY MORNINGS THE CREW OF MINESWEEPING TRAWLERS AT THIS PORT COME DOWN TO THE "COMFORTS" DEPOT AT THE QUAY, BRINGING WITH THEM ANY SACKS OR BOXES THEY CAN LAY THEIR HANDS ON. - Not only mine
VEGETABLES FOR MINESWEEPERS. 1940, ONCE A MONTH THE FARMERS OF ESSEX BRING ALL THEIR SURPLUS VEGETABLES TO A NAVAL PORT WHERE THEY ARE HANDED OUT TO MINESWEEPING TRAWLERS. THE COLLECTION AND STORAGE OF THE VEGETABLES IS ARRANGED BY THE WVS, AND THE CREWS OF THE MINESWEEPERS SIMPLY COME DOWN TO THE WVS DEPOT AT THE QUAYSIDE AND ASK FOR WHATEVER THEY WANT, CARROTS, POTATOES, CABBAGES AND EVEN FLOWERS. ON THURSDAY MORNINGS THE CREW OF MINESWEEPING TRAWLERS AT THIS PORT COME DOWN TO THE "COMFORTS" DEPOT AT THE QUAY, BRINGING WITH THEM ANY SACKS OR BOXES THEY CAN LAY THEIR HANDS ON. - Not only minesweepers crews come for vegetables, but ratings from patrol ships and even an occasional Royal Marine as well
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