MARSTON residents sounded out loud as they unveiled a memorial bench on the site of a former Second World War air raid siren.

Oxford City councillor for Marston, Mick Haines spearheaded the campaign to raise £900 for a bench to mark the sport where a siren stood to warn residents about incoming Luftwaffe aircraft between 1939 to 1945.

Mr Haines has already funded installing a bench and plaque on the other side of the Old Marston Road road to mark the site where a Second World War air raid shelter once stood.

He has paid for the memorials from a special council allowance he gets for projects in his constituency.

He said: “It’s a lovely spot.

“You can sit and chat there and see everyone that’s going by. It’s the sort of place where people can have a rest before they proceed on their journey.”

It is thought about 29 people died in Marston during the war even though it had been considered relatively safe from bombing.