Queuing down Finchley Road when sweets came off ration

As we all know the war started in 1939, my dad went into the army, and stayed there till he was demobbed in 1945, my mum had to work at several low paid jobs to keep my brother and myself clothed. I remember that we had most of our clothes from relatives, and the local jumble sale in the Church Hall, (directly opposite our house.. St. Lukes Church). we were poor as most of our neighbours were.. so definitely no school uniforms. and clothing coupons too. there would not be any coupons to spare for school uniforms, during and after the War years. I do recall the day sweet rationing ended and I waited in a queue, right down Finchley Road, to Stones, the newsagents…. I think, not quite sure, that they ran out of sweets before I got to the shop! Now clothing rationing, I won a scholarship to King Edwards Grammar School for Girls, Handsworth, and started there in 1947. there must have been a special clothing allowance for the uniform, which was compulsory, but perhaps the scholarship helped out? I do remember that I had the minimum of requirements, ie. two blouses.. but no way was school uniform at Peckham Road School, (now known as Kings Rise).