VISITORS to an event in Bratton were transported back to wartime over the weekend.

Bratton at War invited guests to attend in period dress and even had authentic identity cards issued to them on arrival.

Attractions at the show included a fashion show from the 1940s, dance displays from that era as well as line up of military vehicles all restored to their 1940s condition, re- enactment displays showing the work of the Home Guard and an number of arena and marquee events.

One vehicle display on show was the display by Michael Knight of Codford who brought his restored 1944 Ford Jeep along with dozens of military items from the Second World War.

He said: "It started as a small collection and has grown and grown.

"It is dedicated to my father Maurice who was in the Ninth field company of the Royal Engineers.”

Turning the clock back were stall holders with items from the 1940s on display as well as vintage clothing depicting dress during the war years.

One of the clothing displays were by Wiltshire’s Sheila Lloyd Graham who specialises in costumes from the 1920s till the 1960s.

She had just returned from a photoshoot being used to launch a TV show called Taking Shape.

The event was organised by Wiltshire Home Guard re-enactment group, which is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Home Guard’s foundation .

Chairman Brian Hinton said: "The Home Guard was formed in 1940 when the threat of an invasion seemed imminent and were initially called Local Defence Volunteers. "They were later renamed Home Guard and stood down in December 1944 and disbanded a year later.

"Our aim is to portray, and accurately as possible, the activities of the Wiltshire Home Guard and the home front during World War Two."