The third and final exhibition in a trilogy will launch at the Trinity Gallery in Tunbridge Wells this month.

Legacy, the final piece in the Two Worlds collection completes the project through a thought-provoking exhibition of mementoes and artefacts, loaned by people throughout the South East. They all relate to conflicts over the last century and individuals who have been affected by the war.

The project - developed by the Town & Country Foundation - was created to honour and support those who have served their country in the forces and are now returning.

It's aim has always been to raise awareness of the issues faced by ex-servicemen and women once they have left the forces.

Jackie Sumner, head of community investment at the foundations, said: "Since the project began in 2013, we’ve been able to offer practical help and support to veterans in the area. This includes the Two Worlds website, created to be both a useful information portal as well as an inspiring and interactive tool for the use of veterans and their families.

"There is now a monthly Drop-in at Tonbridge which is attended by a range of support organisations. In addition we’ve worked with a number of charities to increase access to social housing for veterans.

"The Community Covenant was signed in June 2013 by a wide range of organisations including the Town & Country Housing Group, to combat discrimination against the Armed Forces community based within the local Borough. I’d like to thank all who have taken part in the success of the Two Worlds Project.”

Lead artist Jane Churchill added: “Over 100 people across Kent and Sussex have taken part to create Legacy and, as our final exhibition in the trilogy, it widens out the field of experience to include not just those who have served, but their families or those who knew them or were affected by the impact that conflict had on them.

"During this project it has been a real privilege to talk to so many people about their experiences through military objects that have meaning to them. People have shared their stories, from the First World War to recent conflicts in the Gulf, of how their object holds within it a specific moment in their military life, how it sums up their whole time in Service, or is a treasured remembrance of someone close to them who served.

"It has been a very fascinating and moving project bringing together what is a real community collection. To all those who have taken part – turning out attics, albums, suitcases boxes, even cafés - to find an amazing array of memorabilia, I would like to thank you."

For more info on the exhibition being held on Thursday, October 16 visit: www.fromservicetocivvystreet.org.uk or http://www.trinitytheatre.net/plus/gallery