From the Touchline at the Museum
The Beech House Bakers watched themselves on the big screen and finished off the medals, whilst the children re-visited the Museum, in search of heritage.
When the children visited the Museum last week, their goal was to draw one thing they wanted to share with Beech House residents. This week, they finished off those drawings, and dug a little deeper into their local heritage.
A witch pot used the power of one witch against another, whilst the helmet would have been a tight fit and very uncomfortable to wear.
Heather Ellis made her own wedding dress for her marriage in April 1955 at St Peter’s Church, Wenhaston.
Fossils and Trophies
The display of prehistoric creatures and the fossil collection really caught the children’s imaginations.
The combination of models of the creatures in their imagined marine habitat, and the chance to pick up and examine some of the larger fossils, brought the subject to life, clearly fascinating the students.
The children were also encouraged to handle the different medals to really get a sense of their age through feeling the surface texture, their patina—and their smell.
'"The children asked really interesting questions and left happy—that was wonderful to see."'
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