Voluntary Rationing in Idlicote during World War One

Tales from the Collections: Voluntary Rationing in Idlicote during Wold War One

A National War Savings Committee Notice to the congregation appealing for voluntary rationing of bread during World War One

Food was scarce during World War One and the government did all it could to encourage voluntary rationing. The poster that this short film dramatises was found in the collections of the Parish of St James the Great in Idlicote and might have been read out by the vicar at church on a Sunday. View the video clip to find out more.

This article is part of a series of online Show and Tells first created by Warwickshire County Record Office during the Covid 19 crisis in 2020 to help provide access to their collections whilst the record office was closed.

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