Georgie's story
Only a teenager at the time, Georgie felt a strange mix of fear and excitement - too young to fully understand the danger, but old enough to feel the gravity of the moment. Weymouth, the quiet seaside town where she lived, quickly became packed to the rafters with people from across the continent fleeing the horrors of war.
Wanting to be of help, Georgie joined the local WVS, rolling up her sleeves to support people however she could. Her duties varied – from helping to convert a once lively social hall into a dormitory for refugees and filling it with rows of makeshift beds for displaced families, to helping deliver a baby amidst the wartime chaos.
"The dance hall was turned into an enormous dormitory, and we were just generally being fairly useful… it was about being part of something, really."
Volunteering made a lasting impression by the time the war had ended, and Georgie would continue to volunteer with WVS, supporting people and her local community however she could with initiatives like Meals on Wheels, and pushing snack trolleys around hospital wards. What started as a way of being part of something bigger during the war, turned into a lifetime of supporting others however she could.