- Contributed byÌý
- Lancshomeguard
- People in story:Ìý
- Hilda Ross
- Location of story:Ìý
- Rochdale
- Background to story:Ìý
- Civilian
- Article ID:Ìý
- A4988857
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 11 August 2005
This story has been added to the People's War Website on behalf of Hilda Ross by Margaret Payne of the Lancashire ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Guard and added to the site with her permission.
A neighbour on leave from the Navy, asked me if I would go to a dance at the Carlton Ballroom in Rochdale.
I presumed he was paying, but as we got on the bus in Bacup to go to Rochdale, he only asked for one bus ticket — I froze in my seat as I had no money with me, but I learned later that Gracie Fields paid for all the servicemen to Rochdale. In fact, she paid for the dance tickets.
Since then, Gracie Fields has always been a favourite artiste of mine.
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