Get down in a trench, hear gunfire and meet First World War soldiers at a free history weekend.

Nurses will bring a 1916 ambulance and the Royal Flying Crops will bring a spy reconnaissance biplane model to Bourne Hall Museum in Ewell.

More than 20 military re-enactors will also be stationed at the museum along with trenching tools, machine guns and other weapons.

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Museum Assistant David Brooks says: "Hear the sound of the first war rifle with blank firing. To be a marksman a soldier had to fire 15 shots a minute hitting the target every time.

"An army marches on its stomach, learn what the Tommy eat, how he was supplied and how it was cooked at the front.

"Discover the work of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry known as FANY. Female nurses attached to field hospitals to give first aid on the battlefield."

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Also learn about the effects of poison gas, a deadly weapon used in trench warfare, and hear the "greatest hits" of the war including Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag.

Children can make poppies and do drills as well as exploring an exhibition by the local history centre on Epsom and Ewell’s role in the war.

The museum also has a collection of First World War objects.

Dedicate a tree for £20 to someone lived or served in the First World War. Call 0800 915 1914 or go to www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/mylocalpaper

From Town to Trench: The Great War

Bourne Hall Museum, Spring Street, Ewell

Saturday October 4 - 10am to 7pm Sunday October 5 - 10am to 4pm

Free entry

0208 394 1734

dbrooks@epsom-ewell.gov.uk