WATERSTONES WELCOMES EILEEN!

To promote the release of her latest book Men I Have Known, Eileen spent Saturday signing copies in Waterstones Cardiff.

Eileen with her books and PBP trophy.

Eager to speak with the public, Eileen was able to talk about her time in the Secret Filter Room during WW2 with war enthusiasts, as well as any passer-by with a hint of curiosity.

It gave her a chance to speak about the impressive range of men she has met throughout her eventful life, as covered in the her fascinating new book Men I Have Known. The list includes Dylan Thomas, Rex Harrison, John Barrowman and even Idi Amin - all having varied degrees of impact on Eileen herself.

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EILEEN ON THE ROY NOBLE SHOW

Author of One Woman's War and Men I Have Known, Eileen Younghusband has made her most recent public appearance on BBC Wales' Roy Noble show.

During her interview Eileen tells of her historical surname, receiving late-night phone calls from Hollywood screenwriter Robert Towne, and receiving the honour of a British Empire Medal (BEM) for her services to lifelong learning. Eileen will receive her medal this summer from a Lord-Lieutenant and will also attend this year's garden party at Buckingham Palace.

Listen to Eileen's interview here. 

One Woman's War is available now from www.candy-jar.co.uk/books/onewomanswar.html

The One Woman's War DVD is also available now from www.candy-jar.co.uk/books/owwdvd.html

AN ACTIVE FEW WEEKS!

After a successful talk at Barry Library during NIACE week and a book signing, I've given two more talks about the Radar Filter Room, where I showed the film taken in November 1943 at Fighter Command HQ during an active 8 hour evening watch.

The first talk was to Penarth 41 Club, around 30 men - none of whom knew about this essential part of the Radar defence of Great Britain. It is essential the work of the WAAF becomes known and acknowledged as the lynchpin of the successful defence of Britain. 

This talk was followed with the same subject to a different audience - thirty eight-year-olds from All Saints Primary School in Barry. They were so enthusiaistic having visited the Imperial War Museum earlier in the week. Their classroom was decorated with memorabilia from WW2 - a copy of the train taking evacuees away from danger, a copy of an Anderson Air Raid shelter, ration books and wartime posters. They asked over thirty very intelligent questions. Congratulations to the Head Teacher and the inspiring staff who were encouraging these children to learn with pleasure and interest and instilling such confidence in them. I enjoyed every moment of the session with them.

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ANOTHER BUSY WEEK

Another interesting week – interviewed by Penarth Times reporter Chris Seal re the NIACE event on Saturday at Barry Library and he has done an interesting spread in this week’s edition. I will be showing the film illustrating the then top secret function of the RADAR Filter Room where I served for 5  years and talking about V1s and V2s. Then  I will be signing my Exclusive Advance Print of “One Woman’s War”. The event will be accompanied by WW2 memorabilia and the presence of WAAF Cadets – a fascinating event for young and old!  Come and support me.

 

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MY INTERESTING YEAR!

Having produced a second book "One Woman's War" about the secret work of the Filter Room of Fighter Command and found a publishing company Candy Jar Books of Cardiff, things are happening rapidly. It is as if I had thrown a pebble into the pool of publicity. I have now contributed to Impossible Pictures, for a forthcoming series  "D Day to Berlin", to be aired on Channel 4 in the autumn and a further interview with Daybreak TV for a drama series plus an interesting contact with Boffinstv. Each day something new happens - makes life interesting in my 90th year!

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