WOOTTON Bassett's World War Two exhibition has been bringing back memories for some senior citizens.

Chris Wannell, 63, a former firefighter and Wootton Bassett's new mayor, has lent the museum his old fire service uniform and clothing ration book.

The exhibition also contains his old national identity card.

He said: "The exhibition is very good, particularly for a small town like Wootton Bassett."

Wally Simmons, 89, was in the Berkshire regiment and fought in Burma. He said: "This exhibition is not a bad idea at all. It gives people a chance to see what happened during the war.

"Most people don't know or don't care what happened, but a lot of people died.

"My brother was in a prisoner of war camp at the age of 18."

The exhibition, organised by the town's Museum and History group, marks the 60th anniversary of the end of the war. The group have researched the names of the people on the town's new War Memorial. The displays include a tribute to Brigadier-General John Hartman Morgan, QC, a famous Wootton Bassett resident whose warnings about the danger of Hitler and the Nazi party went unheeded.

The exhibition is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays in the Town Hall between 10am and 1pm until Saturday June 25.

After that it will be in the County Library in Borough Fields from Monday June 25 to Friday July 8 during library opening hours.