On Wednesday 16th January, Year 6 went to the ‘Britain at War Museum’. At first sight, the museum looked magnificent. I was particularly impressed by the posters which encouraged people to make a war effort. We saw a very informative film, which told us all about the evacuees and the Blitz.
Entering the main museum, we attempted to complete our worksheets. I was surprised to discover about entertainment in war time: there were many differences from today! Going inside a war-time air raid shelter was an amazing experience, with the sound effects making it very realistic. I was interested to learn that there were many different types of air-raid shelter, such as the Anderson and Morrison shelters. In the next section, we learnt about the lives of women during the war; I enjoyed learning about the women’s land army. Dressing up in war-time clothes, such as gas masks and pilots’ helmets was my favourite part. Looking in shop windows was very interesting; did you know that a school blazer would have cost eight ration coupons?
After looking round the whole museum, we gathered together to go to the final section, the Blitz. It was amazing as we walked in with gas everywhere, sirens blaring and lights shining everywhere. You could almost imagine you were there. After the Blitz, we walked out buzzing with excitement; it had been a great experience.

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