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In history, year 6 have been focusing on how Darwen helped Britain stand firm against the German threat during WW2. We found out that the people of Darwen raised funds for a spitfire plane through public subscription and that they also raised money for a warship and three tea wagons through national savings. The people of Darwen thought of many creative ways of raising money: collecting tins, selling paper dollies and jumble sales.