Land Army project

The project will document the experiences of women who served on the land during the Second World War.

Surviving members in Sussex and Kent - including Bexhill and Hastings - have been interviewed so that their memories of the working day can be recorded for future generations.

Interviews will be used with photographic evidence and archive material to form multimedia performances at the end of the project.

The project is being co-ordinated by East Sussex charity Sound Architect (Music and Film Ltd), and is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

This coming weekend, pupils from two schools, in Robertsbridge and Cobham Hall in Kent - are starting filming.

Meg Depla-Lake from Sound Architect said: "This is a great opportunity for the pupils to learn about the work of The Women's Land Army and to do so in a creative and dramatic way."

The Women's Land Army has only recently received recognition for their contribution to the war effort.

The work involved long hours and dirty conditions and tasks ranged from digging potatoes to killing rats.

Women left their jobs, homes, family and friends to move to the country and provide food for the nation during the war years.

The project aims to produce a DVD and booklet of the information gathered which will have a permanent home at local museums and libraries.

For further information contact Meg Depla-Lake on 07855 869661.