AIR raid sirens will sound again in Wiltshire this summer as young people study life on the Home Front in the Second World War.

The project to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the war will take place over ten days this month at Oxenwood Outdoor Education Centre, near Marlborough.

The youngsters will take on roles such as Land Army girls, air raid patrol (ARP) wardens, and Home Guard soldiers.

They have already built an Anderson shelter, a wartime air raid shelter, which will be on display.

Lisa Lort, project co-ordinator for Wiltshire County Council's youth development service, said: "The young people will learn about what life was like for ordinary people in wartime, including experiencing rationing and wartime food, and taking part in air raid alarms and evacuations.

"They will also discover the wartime spirit, learning about wartime dances and songs, art and music, and will take part in a wartime street party.''

The party will include a speech by Winston Churchill look-a-like Gerry George, and guest speakers who experienced the war, such as veterans.

The role played by the county's airfields and airmen in the Second World War will also feature as part of the week. There will be visits to the Museum of Army Flying and Old Sarum airfield and a flight over Wiltshire in a small aircraft.

The first residential project, for 13 to 16-year-olds, runs from August 21 to August 25, and the second, for 16 to 19- year-olds, runs from August 26 to August 30. The project has been funded by Wiltshire County Council's youth development service, with a £10,000 Lottery grant and funding from SPLASH, an organisation that runs summer activities.