![]() ![]() It gave us better radar, strong glue, duct tape and the world’s first ever real computer. Innovation flourished during wartime - let’s take a look at what was created. ![]() In many ways it’s contributed to and shaped the way we live today. The large-scale ways in which World War Two changed the world are still talked about and how many sacrificed so much. This was happening all over Britain and goes to show how much people had to sacrifice in order to win the war. ![]() A whole community had to pack their bags and take their traditions with them. Well, until 1940 the area was occupied by a community of farmers and their families, but in order to create the training area, 54 homes had to be vacated and 219 people were forced to leave. Sounds OK to me, a stretch of unused land, why not? Mynydd Epynt and a smaller mountain to the west of it, Mynydd Bwlch-y-groes, were selected. ![]() At the beginning of World War Two, the War Office urgently needed extra land and facilities for training and artillery practice. The sacrifice wasn’t just on a family level, whole communities were affected. Each person was allowed to buy 2 ounces of butter, 4 ounces of bacon or ham and 8 ounces of sugar per week and they saved most of it for Sunday dinner after church or chapel, as this was the most sacred day of the week and they wanted to make it special. When vital supplies were cut off food had to be rationed. Today you can buy most food and drink anywhere and it gets to us from all over the world, but during the war it was a very different story. One of Wales’ most famous was the poet, Waldo Williams. They were called conscientious objectors. For some this went against their religious beliefs. They had a few months of training - but that’s hardly enough for a marathon let alone a war. The reality for many at the time was a harsh one. Under Prime Minister Chamberlain’s leadership, conscription to the British armed forces was the government’s way to ensure they could achieve total war. This was the first of many sacrifices people had to make on a personal, community and national level. Young men have been receiving conscription letters from the government since May. It’s 21 October 1939 and World War Two is underway. ![]()
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