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'Ice crime' in Carlisle

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An audio account of the breakdown in public order attributed to unsupervised young people frequenting ice cream parlours in Carlisle, and the response which included opening youth clubs. It is noted that employment of women in nearby munitions…

Carlisle, Cumbria: start of the Women Police Service

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A discussion of the Carlisle contingent of the Women Police Service - at 165 members this was the largest branch of the organisation. At its peak there were around 12,000 female munitions workers at the Gretna factory and they were relatively well…