Chester care home Resident reflects on life during the war
June Hughes, Resident at HC-One’s Lauren Court care home, recently reflected on life during the war as she spoke of how she developed a career thanks to the Chester Chronicle.

Originally from Kendal in Cumbria, June had turned eight years old when World War Two had begun. She remarked of memories of a relaxed war in the countryside with few air raids, whilst her father, Moses Robinson, formed part of the Home Guard.

June recalled how a distant family member from Speke in Liverpool was evacuated to live with June and her family, with the pair becoming life-long companions. When mentioning rationing, June also mentioned how her father carried out various farm deliveries so was generously tipped with food items to ensure the family never went short.

After the war, in the 1960s, June moved to Chester, where she searched for employment which would fit around her young family. Browns of Chester placed an advertisement in the Chester Chronicle for a kithcen assistant, which suited June perfectly, but soon after joining the company, she decided to continue her career within regional school catering.

June eventually took on the role as a manager of the kitchen at local St. James School on Hoole Lane, and remembers her time there fondly, as she happily cooked many meals for the school children until her retirement at aged 65.

Sarah Molloy, Home Manager, commented: “It’s been wonderful to hear June’s life story, she has had such a varied life, and it is amazing how one advertisement in the Chester Chronicle changed her path.”