AN exhibition highlighting villages' role in the D-Day landings has been extended to July.

St Oswald's Church in Lower Peover launched the exhibit as part of the 80th anniversary commemoration.

It sheds light on the role the villages of Lower Peover, Allostock, Over Peover and Plumley had in the run up to the events of June 6, 1944. 

Around 1,500 visited the exhibition in the church through June and now a condensed version has been moved to Knutsford Library to give those who missed it an opportunity to see it.

Roger Turner, one of those involved in the exhibition, said: "If you would like to view the exhibition and read about the role local villages played in the lead up to D-Day and the events on the actual day then please come along."

The exhibition is on display daily from 10am, except Sundays, until July 2.

Villages in the area had a direct connection with the D-Day landings.

US generals Dwight Eisenhower and George Patton met to discuss plans for D-Day over lunch at The Bells of Peover.

Peover Hall, Over Peover was requisitioned by General Patton as the headquarters for the US 3rd Army.

The display includes information about the secret factory at Plumley where aviation fuel was made.

The Cranage airbase, Home Guard and Shakerley Wood, Toft Hall Prisoner of War camp and parachute training at Tatton Park are also featured in the exhibition.

The display has been put together by Lower Peover parish village events committee.