IF you want something to do with the children over half term why not pop along to Crediton Museum?

The current exhibition, which closes at 1pm on Saturday, November 1, focuses on life in and around the local area during the Second World War, under the title, “The Home Front: Crediton in World War Two”.

For children there is a scavenger hunt, a find and count the number of farm animals, word searches and colouring sheets as well as interesting exhibits.

The older ones can learn what it was like to be an evacuee in Crediton and the surrounding area and how many went to Hayward’s School.

They can learn about the rural pie scheme in operation during the war and it’s connection with Morchard Bishop and other villages.

Adults and children alike can see what areas of Crediton were affected by a bomb blast and watch a few minutes of film of evacuees arriving at Crediton Railway Station in 1939.

Museum members investigations discovered the names of many local people involved in Civil Defence, the Home Guard, the Women’s Land Army and the WVS.

In addition to the Home Front Exhibition there are numerous new artefacts reflecting the area, shop signs, school caps, victory flag welcoming home of General Buller etc.

The Museum is open from 10am to 4pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and 11am to 1pm on Saturday.

Don’t forget it’s your last opportunity before the exhibition is changed next spring.

In addition, there’s a new book to accompany the exhibition.

Tony Gale has written “Wardens, Gas Masks and Rural Meat Pies”, going further into detail on some of the fascinating history from the Second World War locally.

It includes a surprising amount of information about local people and places during the war.

The book is on sale at the museum, priced at £7.50.