Last month, Year 6 were visited by Mr Brencher, who is a resident of Chingford. Mr Brencher was an evacuee during the second World War and spent 6 years away from his home and his parents while being looked after by foster parents. He was only 2.5 years old when he left London with his sister and almost 9 years old when he returned.
He visited our Year 6 to talk to them about his childhood and the many difficulties he had to endure due to the war. Mr Brencher discussed many aspects of WW2 including rationing, school life and the Blitz.
Year 6 pupils listened to his stories attentively and made a lot of notes. Year 6 pupils were shocked to hear that, after spending 6 years with his foster parents, Mr Brencher didn’t recognise his father and refused to go back home for a while. Mr Brencher also made Year 6 pupils laugh with his anecdotes about his school life and his train journeys.
Pupils also had an opportunity to read letters that were written by other evacuee children and tried on clothes that would have been worn by the children at the time.
It was an amazing experience for our pupils, who thoroughly enjoyed having Mr Brencher in their classroom.
