An Account of the response to the 'Time to Spare' talks by Councillor J. RITSON , J.P. (from Newcastle), the Rev. CECIL NORTHCOTT (from Manchester), RICHARD CLEMENTS (from Birmingham), and GEORGE M. L. DAVIES (from Cardiff)
In this early summer a series of talks was given by unemployed men and women under the title of ' Time to Spare '. They were poignant because they were human stories and all the more tragic because they were simply told.
They brought to listeners a clear picture of the almost unbelievable hardships which those out of work over a prolonged period have to endure. A practical response from many thousands of listeners was immediate.
This evening those who handled this response will say something of the practical help that came, and is still coming, from all parts of the country as a result of the sympathy and goodwill that these talks have aroused.