Rob, who is better known for his Railways Remembered shows, had a busy programme showing archive films depicting life away from the front line during the second world war.

The first film, Britain At Bay, made in 1940 and written by J. B. Priestley, featured the local Defence Volunteers, the forerunner of the Home Guard. The role of farmers was the subject of Spring Offensive, made in 1940.

The next documentary was of special interest as it featured Newark. Shot in 1942, Market Town was an educational film made for schools.

Without mentioning Newark itself it showed how a small farming town operated. Locations featured included the cattle market, the Midland Hotel, the Castle railway station crossing gates and the market place.

In the second half there was a 1941 film about the role of women in the RAF called Air Woman, an animated film called Make Do And Mend, footage of a Village Produce Association and a colour film of a Home Guard parade.

War time memorabilia was on display in the foyer, provided by Millgate Museum’s resource centre — PAS.