WW2 activity 7: East Kent land girls victory party

Use the Learn with Objects WW2 topic and other sources to find out about the role of women in WW2, including the Women’s Land Army.

Re-create the Victory Party enjoyed by East Kent Land Girls in Hythe and Folkestone in 1946, including tea at the Stade Park Hotel (with period food, music, speeches, dances, WW2 songs and lots of bunting) and a theatrical tableau - Salute to the Land Army.

Learning objectives

Increased knowledge and understanding of WW2 Home Front, and the role of women in WW2.

Curriculum links

KS1-2 History (WW2 Home Front, Local Area Study).
KS1-2 English (write thank you speeches, create a Salute to the Land Army theatrical tableau drama)

KS1-2 Music (learn and perform some well-known WW2 songs)

Re-create the Victory Party enjoyed by the East Kent Land Girls in Hythe and Folkestone in 1946. Including tea at the Stade Park Hotel (with period food, music, speeches, dances, WW2 songs and lots of bunting) and including a theatrical tableau - Salute to the Land Army highlighting the many important roles undertaken by them during the war.

Girls may come dressed as Land Girls (in uniform or ‘dressed up’ for a 1940s party. Boys may attend in uniform (as WW2 soldiers, sailors or airmen) or in 1940s style jacket and tie.

Get ready to party!

Learn with Objects links

Use Learn with Objects WW2 11: Land girls for info and images.