A BOLTON website project which is building a record of the town is seeking local wartime memories.

Bolton Revisited, which has been operating for five months, gives Bolton people the chance to put their photographs, stories and documents on the internet.

Those involved are given IT skills at free training sessions. Material gathered so far can be accessed on www.boltonrevisited.org.uk.

Co-ordinator Ken Beevers, a former librarian with Bolton Libraries, said they had now teamed up with Bolton Libraries and the BBC's People's War Project to collect stories and photographs from World War Two.

Mr Beevers said: "The People's War website www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/ aims to capture and preserve personal and family stories of the people who lived and fought in World War Two."

He said material submitted by Bolton people could go on both the BBC and Bolton Revisited sites.

Mr Beevers said: "The war was fought as much by those working in the factories and living through the Blitz as it was by the armed forces of land, air and sea.

"The stories of millions of heroes remain untold - and if we did not experience war ourselves, many of us know these heroes because they are our mums and dads, aunties, uncles, grandads and grandmas.

"This website enables you to write about World War Two, discuss the stories that you read, reunite with others and research the war generation."

Mr Beevers said Bolton Revisited had already collected stories about Dunkirk, the Merchant Navy, the Berlin Airlift, D Day and RAF missions - "all eye witness accounts experienced by Bolton people."

He continued: "If you know how to use computers and have your own email address you can set up your own personal page on the BBC website where you can post up your memories."

Special sessions are being held at Bolton libraries where help will be given to submit stories to the websites.

They are: Farnworth Library, Market Street, Farnworth - every Monday until April 5 (9.30am to 12 noon) and Saturday, March 20 (1pm to 4pm).

Bolton Central Library - every Wednesday from March 17 to April 7 (1pm to 4pm).

Tonge Moor Library, Castle Hill Centre - every Friday from March 12 to April 2 (10am to noon).

Books from the war period and local history publications will be available.

Anybody with any queries can contact Mr Beevers on 01204 403344.

The Bolton Revisited IT sessions, which encourage people to drop in with old photographs, artefacts or memories, are held as follows:

Tuesdays: Community Network, 66 St George's Road, Bolton (9.30am to noon and 1pm to 3.30pm).

Deane & Derby Local Learning Centre, Board Street, Bolton (7pm to 9pm, 01204 333880).

Wednesdays: New Bury Local Learning Centre, Buckley Lane, Farnworth (7pm to 9pm, 01204 333860).

Thursdays: Brownlow Fold Community Learning Centre, Eskrick Street, Halliwell (11.30am to 1pm).

The project is funded by the Bolton Information Network and Bolton Community College's ICT4COMMUNITIES. They are supported by the European Regional Development Fund.