Seventy-four years ago today, the people of the Channel Islands were finally free again after five long years of German occupation. Each year, thousands of people gather to commemorate that historic day on the islands. 

Having been lucky enough to attend Liberation Day...

As we approach the final few months of the current school year, we're busy planning for September already. We've been building on our equipment and resources relating to World War One with a view to offering Great War workshops in the next academic year. The real and r...

Last year marked two big anniversaries - the centenary of the Royal Air Force and the centenary of the end of the First World War.

In the UK, a national programme of events was created to mark the latter, which began with more than 1,000 pipers playing the traditional S...

Have you ever wondered what it might have been like to live under German rule during the Second World War? What would have happened if Hitler's forces had launched a successful invasion of Britain and occupied the country? How would it have affected the population? In...

Thursday 5th June 20:45 hours. The weakening sun sinks slowly, bidding farewell to the day while casting an orange glow across the late evening sky. I check my uniform, making sure that all pockets are done up, boots clean and belts and buckles secured. I check my pack...

More Exciting Content on the Way!

Whilst our main business is delivering high quality WW2 workshops for schools, we also hope to inspire parents, teachers and students outside of school to take an interest in their local history. With that in mind, we're going to be cre...

As the cold blasts sweep across the UK and snow and ice grips the country, thoughts turn to those who are less fortunate than ourselves. From a wartime perspective, our thoughts might be turn towards those who were and are being made homeless by war, or those men and w...

It's been some time since our previous post, but we've got some exciting plans ahead, so the blog will be updated more regularly from now on.  In the meantime, here's an update on what we've been up to and our plans for the days ahead.

Firstly, we're pleased to announce...

Happy New Year from us here at Wartime Reflections! It's been a busy start with lots of great things happening.

We're currently working on our next publications - Blitz It! Spellings for Year 3 and 4, and our WW2 themed activity book set in the fictional village of Nay-...

Ninety-nine years may have passed but the importance of Armistice Day continues to be passed on to the younger generations, and rightly so. My three year-old son came home from Pre-School on Wednesday and told us they had “made poppies for the people who had died with...