Middlesbrough Home Appeals To Community To Find More “Aycliffe Angels” And Invite Them To Coffee Morning

A Middlesbrough home is appealing to its community to help find some “Aycliffe Angles” and invite them to visit the home.

MHA Montpellier Manor is home to Jo Allan, one of the 17,000 women employed at the ROF munitions factory in Aycliffe.

They were known as “the Aycliffe Angels” after Nazi propagandist Lord Haw-Haw threatened “Those little angels in Aycliffe will never get away with it.”

After Jo’s memories in relation to the World War and VE DAY were converted into a press release, the story got picked up by the local press.

This led to the home receiving some information regarding another Aycliffe Angel, who is hoping to visit the home and spend some time with Jo.

The home then decided to try and reach as many of these angels as possible and are urging them or their family members to come forward and visit them on the 29th of May from 11am, to have a coffee and a chat.

Kelly Deane, deputy home manager said:
“The idea came off the back of Jo’s story and it led us to think there will still be some Aycliffe Angels out there.

“We have received a request from one family, who would like to bring their mum in to visit Jo.

“Jo’s family are also very keen and will be attending on the day.

“It’s an open event, and we encourage family members of the angels to also attend

“We would like visitors to bring with them any pictures or memories they have from their time of working at the factory, and we will create a memory board from that.

“These job roles or factories are unheard of in the current climate, so it will be interesting to see what we can learn from them and what type of jobs they did.

“We are hoping to see plenty of these angels and look forward to welcoming them into MHA Montpellier Manor.”