what it does - depicting their theme, the Peoples' War 1939 – 1945. The MacLeods and Harperley would like to eventually depict what life was like as a prisoner of war. Camp 93 is frequently visited by ex-PoWs and their families. Many are emotional as their memories rush back. The perimeter wire was removed after war's end due to a War Office directive. All that remains are the still visible half posts with barbed wire still attached at the southern end of the PoW compound. Rumours abound from ex-Guards, ex-PoWs and local residents alike, claiming the fence was not there to keep the PoWs in but to keep the girls out! A number of local girls courted beaus from Harperley. Recent history 2001 James and Lisa MacLeod purchased Harperley late in 2001. The camp was overgrown and has since been cleared of extensive weeds and undergrowth. Funding was obtained from Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), to help refurbish the interiors of the British Guards accommodation. The old WO's and Sgt's Mess (Warrant Officers and Sergeants) was transformed into the Der Quell Restaurant and Tea Rooms. The PoW compound was envisaged as another project to store plant and farm machinery and as a possible poultry farm until the MacLeods interest grew from the sights and the buildings they uncovered. Upon clearing the site and the discovery of the extensive plot of buildings and artefacts within them, the MacLeods placed a newspaper advertisement asking for help in tracing information relating to Harperley. The response to that advert from ex-PoWs, ex-Guards and locals alike would spark an idea into resurrecting Camp 93. One ex-PoW in particular, Rudi Lux, played a prominent role. Rudi Lux, who had served in the Volksturm, was captured by the Americans and arrived in Harperley in 1946. He was unable to return to his home town as it was now under communist control. He eventually married and settled locally. Until 1961, he reported weekly to his local Police Station as a Displaced Person and, because he was deemed a security risk, allowed only menial employment. By Christmas 2003 Rudi had been diagnosed with a terminal illness from which he died in 2004. At his family's request his ashes are scattered in Camp 93's Rose Garden, dedicated to his memory. Rudi also wrote and published a book, From Pomerania to Ponteland, which details his life and experiences.