AN 82-year-old woman has written a memoir which includes her time spent in Boscombe during the Second World War.

Wendy Baker, otherwise known as Wendy Darling, explores her past in 'No Darling it's Called Bad Organisation' which includes living in Boscombe at the age of five with her mother while her father was at war.

Wendy and her mother left London in 1944 to find a safe house after London became too dangerous.

This was when they discovered 762 Christchurch Road, Boscombe.

Wendy said: "The house was opened to the most amazing people. Auntie Vi - the landlady- let rooms out to bomber pilots from RAF Hurn. When they left in the morning, we never knew if they'd live or die.

"I had very happy times in Bournemouth."

Having many visitors at the flat helped distract its residents from the frequent bombing at night, which Wendy also endured when she lived in London.

She explained: "It was very bad with the bombs dropping all the time. I never slept very much in London or Boscombe."

After spending many years in Boscombe during the Second World War, Wendy has noticed changes to the area since her time there.

Wendy said: "During the war, there was scaffolding all along Bournemouth and Boscombe Beach and now it's all lovely sands. It was so different then. Everyone in the house rallied round and the things we did together is what kept us going.

"In the house we were crying one minute, then laughing the next. We also sang and raised our skirts to dance. It was an amazing time with such wonderful people."

Since living in Boscombe, Wendy has travelled across the world as a mannequin, meeting and becoming friends with various celebrities.

Following her time as a mannequin, Wendy designed clothes, opened a beauty salon and became an interior designer, amongst other jobs and achievements.

To find out more about Wendy's time in Bosombe during the Second World War, you can purchase 'No Darling it's Called Bad Organisation' from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Darling-its-Called-Bad-Organisation/dp/1527255972