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  Hi Andrew and welcome.
  
  Maggie I can imagine how you felt talking to Andrews mum. When I first moved to Dover 25 years ago I had a neighbour called Rhoda Foote. She was an elderly lady who was the widow of a local miner and came originally from Yorkshire (still had the accent). As I didn't know anyone in Dover she was my only friend for a while and we spent a lot of time together. With just a 4 month old baby for company whilst my husband was at work it was nice to have someone to talk to. Anyway she told me so many stories about her life in Dover in WW2, some funny, some sad but all so very interesting. I could listen to her for hours and now that I know Dover better the places she told me about are even more interesting. Sadly she died a couple of years ago, well into her 90s but I will never forget her stories. When you hear someone recount their personal experiences of wartime you realise that although it was hard there was that wonderful spirit which existed where everyone looked out for everyone, they were all neighbours in a way. I feel proud to have known Rhoda and I know you would have loved her too. To many many kids round Dover she was "Nanny Rhoda" and I bet there are some people who will read this and say "I knew her" lol A wonderful lady

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