Women's Football WW1 Event - 2 March 2022 2pm

[River Tyne Lass]

North Shields library is hosting an afternoon talk about Women's Football in and around North Tyneside during WW1.

This event will be held on 2 March 2022 at 2pm and it is a free event but booking is required.

I will try to attach the poster advertising the event.

[Maiden Stone]

A women's football team was in Tyneside-set series of the long-running drama "Home Front" on Radio 4. Many players were munitions workers.

[River Tyne Lass]

http://www.donmouth.co.uk/local_history/great_war_football/great_war_football.html

Hi Maiden Stone,

Yes, that is right, the local women in the munitions factory played in teams against each other.  Teams included ones from Blyth, Wallsend Slipway and Elswick.
They raised money for charity but sadly it seems after the war a quash was put on things and they were not allowed to play anymore.
I have attached a link which shows some photos and information about it.
Incidentally, some of the Newcastle Battista girls, mentioned on the long running Battista thread were munitions workers and keen football players.  I believe one was quite a star player!

[Maiden Stone]

Home Front on Tyneside
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06gqysf

[JenB]

I’ve seen photos of some of these footballing ladies, they look pretty intimidating to me 

[Maiden Stone]

JenB they looked like tough lasses.
An episode of "Home Front" was about the international match between England and Ireland at Christmas 1917.

[River Tyne Lass]

https://www.worbella.co.uk/

Apparently, the speaker has a play which is going to be performed soon ..

'Wor Bella' .. if you are an ex-miner you can get a free ticket.

I think on the photo 'wor Bella' and co, certainly look like a formidable force to be reckoned with.  I wouldn't fancy my chances against that lot.