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Educational Days on the Churnet Valley Railway
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	The Evacuee Experience Suitable for Key Stages 2 & 3 studying World War 2 Decide : What to pack in your suitcase using artefacts from the period Dress up: As an evacuee Experience: An evacuee auction Experience: 10 ½ Mile journey pulled by a heritage steam engine Listen to: the story of the family who lived in the station all through the War. Shop: using Ration Books Talk to: World War 2 veterans Taste: World war 2 recipes Train to: be a member of the Royal Observer Corps Use: your own ID Card and Ration Book (Provided by the railway) Activities spread between the Railway's Stations	The Explorer Experience Suitable for Reception and all Key Stage 1 Children Discover the railway and journey along the beautiful Churnet Valley in the heritage scenic cruiser train Visit the engine sheds Meet the Blacksmith at his forge Help the signalman keep the trains safe Stand on the footplate of an engine and see how to drive it Journey along the beautiful Churnet Valley in the heritage scenic cruiser train. Stop at Consall in the heart of the Valley and… Hunt for minibugs Search for wild flowers and identify them Find out the age of the trees Make rubbings from the Flora and Fauna Wander along the wooded paths or visit nearby ponds See birds and wild life in the Valley Meet a selection of wild birds

New for 2010 All Education Days will start from Kingsley and Froghall Station at 10am and finish there at 2.30pm Price £6.50 per pupil with 1 Adult free for 10 paying pupils All activities Listed subject to availability on the day We suggest that all children bring a packed lunch with them.
On all these experiences a return journey along the unique Churnet Valley is included, as will be relevant work materials. In addition Wednesdays in July are other possible dates in the summer term when parties can be accommodated. It would also be possible to tailor-make a day visit for a school or group of schools at other times of the year.	Victorian Days Suitable for children studying the Victorian Era and based around the visit of an engine built during the 1870's . See how a Victorian station operated and learn about canals See the Blacksmith at work and learn about children working in the factories Come dressed up as one of the gentry or as a street urchin. Enjoy a Mrs Beetons Cookery class See a Magic Lantern Show Ride behind a Victorian Steam Engine through the Churnet Valley
	Our Education Officer is an experienced teacher that has taken early retirment, the Churnet Valley Railway can offer schools the opportunity to enhance classroom-based lessons by engaging in a Living History Day or, if there are sufficient children, to tailor-make a full day’s experience of the school’s own choosing. The Education Officer 'can be contacted for advice and is available to visit your school if requested. Complementary tickets are available for two adults to make a preliminary visit to the railway, please ask for details. To make a booking please contact our office on the number below. Upon making a booking you will be sent a risk assessment sheet. Telephone; 01538 360522 or contact us by e-mail please book early to avoid disappointment

Our Education Days in the Local Press:

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THE SENTINEL Thursday March 13, 2008

WARTIME: Youngsters stepped into the shoes of evacuees during an excursion to an historic railway station.

Ex-servicemen and education officers were on hand to give the youngsters, including nine-year-old Conor, pictured, from Seabridge Primary School, Newcastle, a clear picture of what it was like to grow up in war-torn Britain. They also had the chance to sample wartime fare, including Poor Man's Goose, a liver dish and Walton Pie, a mixture of vegetables. They were also shown how to use ration books.

The Evacuee Experience, at the Churnet Valley Railway, is one of several All Living History Days to give children first-hand experience of times gone by. Voluntary education officer Graham Joiner said: "It Is an attempt to recreate the evacuation experience. "We had a very good day and the children enjoyed it."

Picture: Malcolm Hart

THE SENTINEL Thursday April 17th, 2008

Bouquets & Comments:


Bouquets:
To all the staff. Thank you for allowing me to come and learn about Churnet Valley Railway. It was excellent and I'm definitely going again with all my family. My favourite parts were on the train, the black out and the war veterans. They were so interesting and the seat in the museum was really great. I wouldn't mind having that in my house. The identifying of aeroplanes were great and so was the rationing. Once again thank you so much for all your time and effort. Charmaine (Orme House. Newcastle.) 16th April 2008	To all the staff, Churnet Valley is one of the most interesting places I have ever been to. Thank you for letting me come to learn about all the wonderful facts about the war. My three favourite three things that happened were the auction, because I thought it was fun......... but no one bought me, I liked stopping in the tunnel on the steam train and I liked also identifying aeroplanes. What amazed me was that the war veterans could explain their young life in such detail. I liked looking at the artefacts and I thought it was really lovely. Everyone enjoyed it. Catherine (Orme House, Newcastle) 16th April 2008
Comments:
Reactions of Year 6 Pupils from Orme House School, Newcastle-under- Lyme, Staffordshire '…I learnt a lot about the second world wear and would certainly want to visit again.' Louise 'I found the War Veterans stories very interesting because I got to hear real stories from people actually in the war, and not many people get to do that.' Francesca '…another brilliant thing was the Billeting Officer with the auction. I was one of the lucky few that somebody took with them! All of the things we did made it seem so real' Esme '…I also enjoyed the terst where we had to identify the different planes, how many engines they had, what kind of plane it was and whether ir was German or English' Joe	' I also found the talk about rationing fun( I wouldn't like to be rationed myself though). I don't know how my family of 6 would cope with one egg a day, let alone a week!...It was the best school trip ever.' Sophie '…everything I have learnt has been really useful. I was surprised that some people we had talked to actually fought in the war.!' Kurtis '…thank you for giving my class and I a wonderful day at the Churnet Valley Railway' Isabel 16th April 2008

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