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Thanks, Admin, that’s interesting.

Warship Weeks (Wiki / .pdf):

“The scheme was outlined in a letter sent to local savings committees by the President and Chairman of the National Savings Committee asking a community to select a Week between 18 Oct 1941 and 28 Mar 1942. During this period the intention was to raise a sum by investment or deposit in all types of war savings representing the cost of building one of His Majesty’s ships ranging from the smallest to the largest vessels … (which the community was) subsequently officially authorised to adopt. Local savings schemes were run by Local Savings Committees with the aid of Municipal Authorities, the latter being accepted as the authorities to whom the success of the local effort should be recognised by the Admiralty through the gift of plaques and certificates in commemoration of the adoption.”