The Royal Voluntary Service (known as the Women's Voluntary Services (WVS) from 1938 to 1966; Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS) from 1966 to 2004 and WRVS from 2004 to 2013) is a voluntary organisation concerned with helping people in need throughout England, Scotland and Wales.

2016年5月9日 · Knitting with dog hair, transporting toddlers in donkey carts and dispensing tea and sympathy are just some of the everyday activities revealed in archive images of the Women's Voluntary Service...

WVS and Evacuation 1939-1944. WVS was instrumental in the preparations, billeting and ongoing care of millions of children evacuated to the countryside during WW2. This 1973 booklet gives insight into the forgotten role of WVS.

During World War II, the Women’s Voluntary Service (WVS) emerged as the most vital and resilient organisation on the British home front. In 1938, when war was already threatening, the then Home Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare asked the Marchioness of Reading to mobilise a force of women to help in civil defence and community welfare.

Women’s Voluntary Services for Civil Defence (WVS) was initially formed to help recruit women into civil defence to help civilians during and after air raids and with the evacuation...

The WVS continues to work today in various parts of Great Britain turning out to help wherever there is a tragedy or accident maybe — working voluntarily to help just as others did in so many ...

2021年6月27日 · The WVS made their first impact on the nation with the evacuation of children from Britain’s cities in the summer of 1939. WVS ladies, many wearing their distinctive, newly-introduced uniforms were foremost in ensuring that the evacuation worked smoothly.

2012年8月1日 · The WVS were a group of one million female volunteers who did a great job at home during World War Two, helping civilians through World War Two air raids, evacuation and the blitz.

Womens Voluntary Services for Civil Defence (WVS) The Women’s Voluntary Services (also known as WVS), recruited women to assist in civil defence. The women who were part of the WVS were primarily women who had responsibilities within the home, such as children or acting as a carer for elderly family members, that prevented them from being ...

2018年2月6日 · The slogan “The WVS never says No” grew from their ability to react swiftly and effectively to any challenge sent their way, so much so that the WVS was renamed the Women’s Voluntary Services for Civil Defence in 1939 and at its height boasted over 960,000 women.