Newton Servicemen's Comforts or Welfare Fund

 On a day where Victory in Europe is being celebrated 75 years on, it is fitting to mention the Newton Servicemens Comfort ( later Welfare) Fund. During a clear out of an attic in a Newton bungalow last week, a box of documents relating to WW2 was found. We are grateful to Debbie Marshall-Curtis for rescuing these.

The documents are being sorted now, but a brief glance shows that the documents consist of accounts of the fund, including details of generous contributors, fund raising events and postal orders sent to Newton and Old Blackwell residents serving in the forces. Most interesting of all for the current residents of Newton are the letters received from relatives serving which include their thanks and in many cases their serving unit and where they were at time of writing. As the documents are more fully examined, details will be posted on this blog and shared on the Facebook page “Blackwell Parish 1939-45 “.