Berries taken to collection station at Alcester Grammar School.

20/09/1917 to 20/09/1917

School closed in afternoon for children to pick blackberries for HM Forces.

20/09/1917 to 20/09/1917

Half day holiday for blackberry picking. 68lbs collected

20/09/1917 to 20/09/1917

Children blackberry picking under supervision of teachers, for the Army

21/09/1917 to 21/09/1917

Half holiday for blackberry picking to make jam for Government. Rained so only 1.5 lbs picked.

21/09/1917 to 21/09/1917

141 lbs packed and transported

21/09/1917 to 21/09/1917

Circular form Board Ed to collect horse chestnuts to reduce grain used in industrial processes. Large

21/09/1917 to 21/09/1917

Garden plots gave good yield of potatoes

21/09/1917 to 21/09/1917

Tues pm holiday, blackberry picking for jam for soldiers & sailors serving the colours

21/09/1917 to 21/09/1917

Sent 219 lbs blackberries into Rugby

21/09/1917 to 21/09/1917

Letter from Mr Fox asking children to collect horse chestnuts

21/09/1917 to 21/09/1917

25lb 11oz blackberries picked for Army jam

21/09/1917 to 21/09/1917

Circular from Ed Com re collecting Horse Chestnuts, thus reducing grain required in industrial proces

21/09/1917 to 21/09/1917

Several boys with garden plots dug up potatoes this week, good yield

21/09/1917 to 21/09/1917

155 children went blackberrying. Result of two half days - 32lbs - dispatched to the Collecting Centr

21/09/1917 to 21/09/1917

Children told of scheme to collect horse-chestnuts to conserve the grain supply maintained by the Min

21/09/1917 to 21/09/1917

Boys been very busy in their spare time harvesting Horse Chestnuts for the Minister of Munitions

21/09/1917 to 21/09/1917

45lbs of blackberries dispatched.

21/09/1917 to 21/09/1917

Blackberry picking. 270 lbs sent to centre in Stratford on Avon. Money received for these distributed

21/09/1917 to 21/09/1917

Teacher Mrs Garrett granted 2 days leave as husband at home on leave.

23/09/1917 to 23/09/1917

Inaccurate & incomplete applications for sugar registration cards sent to be ammended, boys have assi

24/09/1917 to 24/09/1917

Great trouble experienced getting War savings Contributions book ready for audit

24/09/1917 to 24/09/1917

Blackberry picking in pm

24/09/1917 to 24/09/1917

Harvesting of Horse Chestnuts circular from Board of Education read to boys. Pending arrangements for

24/09/1917 to 24/09/1917

Started collection of chestnuts in accordance with request from Ministry of Food

24/09/1917 to 24/09/1917