Children spoke to World War II veterans as part of their research

The work produced by pupils attending St Mary's School in Overton-on-Dee has been hailed a success by members of the Royal British Legion.

On Monday, the school was given a commemorative book by the charity chronicling the war, 60 years on.

Staff at the school say the project has helped children with their studies.

The 10 and 11 year-olds who took part in the project as part of their history lessons were encouraged to write poems about life in Overton-on-Dee during the Second World War.

The poems have been widely praised

They also talked to men and women who served in the Forces and who worked in munitions or were children during the war.

"Rather than reading books we get information from people who've been there," said one pupil.

Kevin Blanchfield of the Royal British Legion said the work is of a very high standard.

"The children have demonstrated an astonishing level of insight into the problems of the village during this difficult time," he said.

"One of the poems produced is truly remarkable."

Canon Hywyn Jones, himself a D-Day war veteran said the youngsters truly grasped what people have been through.

"One lad produced a poem about D-Day....when it got to the last verse, my eyes just filled, it was obvious that talks had got through to them," he said.