Year 6 children visited a local historical landmark to learn more about the impact of World War 2 on the local community. 

As part of their trip to the Western Approaches in Liverpool the Park Road Community Primary School pupils found out more about what life was like during the war and how the war began. 

They learnt about rationing and were tasked with planning a week of meals using rations – it quickly became clear that money didn't stretch far! 

During the visit the children got to experience what a street would have been like during World War 2 and even a saw a bomb which had landed on that street. They also learnt how the Bizmarck ship was sunk using coding interception, and how the hard work of the Wrens and the Wrafs helped the allies to win the battle of the Atlantic. 

Teacher Kathryn Mills added: “We were then lucky enough to stand in the same room where the work was done, a piece of living history!  The children were brilliant all day and represented the school brilliantly.”

Now a museum, the bunker which became known as Western Approaches Command monitored the rectangular area of the Atlantic Ocean lying immediately to the west of the British Isles. This bunker made Liverpool an important strategic position in the Second World War.

What a great trip Year 6!