Voices from the past will be resurrected during a special World War One commemoration event in Marlow next week.

The Marlow Society’s Martin Blunkell and MFP columnist Michael Eagleton have teamed up with former BBC broadcaster Paul Burden to replay recordings of Marlovians’ memories of WWI.

In 1990, Mr Burden made the tapes of Marlow residents recounting their war experiences, which have now been digitised for the audiovisual presentation on February 17.

Mr Blunkell said: "In the last 25 years most of these cassettes have disappeared to be overtaken by ever changing technology.

"The Marlow Society and the Marlow Remembers WW1 Association have dusted their cassette, digitised it and have persuaded Paul Burden to bring Marlow’s Memories back to life.

"You will be able to hear Marlow folk tell us about the declaration of war, the impact of the war on Marlow families, the poverty and the resilience of families whose father went to war, the losses and those who came home safely."

Mr Blunkell said many of the voices display the authentic South Buckinghamshire dialect, which has been almost totally lost today.

Stories and anecdotes will be supported by pictures of the speakers, with images owned by Michael Eagleton and Ray Evans also be shown on the screen, many for the first time.

The event starts at 7.30pm at the Assembly Rooms in Market Square. Tickets cost £4 or £2 for members.