MEMORABILIA from the early 1900s is needed for an exhibition in Highworth.

The Meet the Ancestors display is designed to bring the town's past alive as part of the Highworth Festival.

And organisers need everyday household items to illustrate how townsfolk used to live.

Organiser Gerry Edwards said: "Part of the exhibition is based on life at the turn of the 20th century and during the war years.

"We need things like clothes, advertising boards, posters, and household objects like mangles."

Exhibits will be displayed at St Michael's Church between June 18 and 20.

Visitors will be given a taste of life from Roman times to the present day.

A Roman kitchen is being constructed alongside a display of medieval farming implements and clothes.

Children can join in the fun by dressing a scarecrow in period costumes.

A competition for the best-dressed effigy takes place on Saturday, June 19, between 10am and 2pm at the church.

Anyone who can contribute to the display should call Gerry on 01793 763568.