CHILDREN from Oxford experienced life during the Second World War with a visit to a railway museum.
Pupils from Magdalen College School dressed as evacuees for the trip to the Museum of the Great Western Railway in Swindon yesterday.
During the visit pupils, aged seven and eight, took part in workshops and role-play scenarios based on war experiences including an evacuation and an air raid.
To make the trip more meaningful parents were also asked to dress children as evacuees in shorts, shirts, ties, a jumper or jacket and a cap.
The children were also taught a song called “We’ll meet again”, which they were encouraged to sing to support each other during the workshops.
The museum is also holding a new exhibition, A Railway at War, which explores the role of the Great Western Railway in the First World War.
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