The Londoners who made Slough their home after the Blitz – BBC London News

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For many Londoners who were made homeless during bombings of WWII, an estate in Slough became home. 

People first started to move to the Britwell Estate sixty years ago. One of them was former Home Secretary, Alan Johnson.

He's one of a few, that have been sharing their memories, as Caroline Davies reports.

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