Visitors to Avebury were transported back to the days of the Second World War with a display saluting the work of the Land Army women.

The Land Army was first set up during the First World War to provide workers for both agriculture and forestry to replace the men conscripted for the services.

The weekend’s display marked the 60th anniversary of the Land Army being re-established and was held at Avebury Chapel Centre with a special harvest festival service on Sunday afternoon.

The exhibition explained how the land girls had a distinctive badge with a sheaf of corn on it while the women who became known as the Lumber Jills because of their work in the forests and sawmills had badges featured a fir tree.

Outside the chapel was a 1940 Fordson tractor, one of the farm machines that women were taught to drive.

Inside was an array of farm tools of the day ranging from pitch forks and felling axes to butter pats.

The display was organised by Suzanne Stimpson from Ramsbury and featured members of a Land Army re-enactment group set up by Andrea Benham from Aldbourne.

Mrs Benham said: “We go to shows and events all around the country.”

The re-enactment group was formed two years ago with just three members initially but numbers have since multiplied.

Mrs Stimpson said: “The exhibition was organised as a tribute to those who served with the Land Army and to the Lumber Girls.”