The Brighton Pavilion MP will meet with residents at a local care home tomorrow (Thursday 10 February) to talk about their experiences during World War Two, as part of a new project to help tackle climate change and the energy crisis.

Caroline, who launched the New Home Front initiative at the Imperial War Museum in London last month, wants to learn more about how Britain mobilised around World War Two - and hear ideas from the generation who ran the Home Front which might help us deal with the new realities of a changing climate and the end of cheap oil.

She said:

"We can learn a lot from the creativity and boldness shown by the British public in the period of the Second World War - and take inspiration from those experiences to help address the threat of climate change and energy insecurity which we face today.

"The six-month Home Front Wisdom project is about spending time talking to people whose imagination and resilience helped Britain to survive and thrive all those years ago. 

"I look forward to meeting residents at Elwyn Jones Court and hearing their ideas about how we might learn from the past in order to work towards a better, greener future."

ENDS

Notes

The New Home Front report reveals that:

In just six years from 1938, British homes cut their coal use by 11 million tonnes, a reduction of 25%

By April 1943, 31,000 tonnes of kitchen waste were being saved every week, enough to feed 210,000 pigs

Between 1938 and 1944, there was a 95% drop in the use of personal motor vehicles, while public transport use increased 13%.

The nation's health improved as diets changed and people become more active, while infant mortality fell.   

A determination to enjoy life grew.  Spending on "amusements" went up 10%, while suicide rates fell.