VE DAY SPECIAL: "Contributing to food security made us very proud as farming families"

In this VE Day special, Peter Lomas, who was born in 1936 in Bakewell, reflects on growing up during World War II and how farmers played an integral part

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Peter (right) and his son Ian
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Peter (right) and his son Ian

Farmers kept the nation fed during the war. Contributing to the war effort and to food security made us very proud as farming families, the standard was second-to-none. Swedes, carrots and cabbages were...

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