Request for Volunteers

[DrSimonPhillips]

Were you a European Volunteer Worker after the Second World War? Did you work in the Lancashire cotton mills between 1946 and 1970? Would you like to take part in some research about the cotton industry?

The School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the University of Manchester are conducting a study about the health and welfare of immigrant refugees and European Volunteer Workers who worked in the cotton mills and towns of Lancashire between 1946 and 1970.

We are interested in finding out about the circumstances in which you moved to Great Britain, and to the Lancashire cotton industry in particular? Once employed in a cotton mill, what were your working conditions like? What sort of health problems did you experience, and what sort of care did you receive? Were you made to feel welcome by your fellow workers and the local community? Did you remain in the cotton industry once you had completed your contracted period of employment?

If you worked in the cotton mills as a European Volunteer Worker during this period or have memories of men or women who did √ a relative, your own parents perhaps, or a friend √ and would be willing to share your memories with us, we would be very pleased to hear from you. Participation is entirely voluntary and you will be free to withdraw at any time.

I can be contacted by e-mail at simon.phillips@manchester.ac.uk or on 0161 306 1501. I can then tell you more about the project and hopefully arrange to meet you.

Yours Sincerely,


Dr Simon Phillips
Project Research Associate