I know I have mentioned this before, but I love English Heritage and National Trust for their investment in youth programs.
While looking at cracked broken castle walls may hold some attraction, making stuff, following a treasure map and being active is SOOO much better. Qudos to these places for providing interesting activities for the peeps!
Old Sarum has been a fortress and place of power for 5000 years.from Romans to Vikings, its most important tenant, however, was King William ( of the Normanby fame.. The conquerer) who in 1085 ordered a census of all his lands. Its main purpose was to assess the wealth of England to aid the system of taxation.( no change over the centuries!)
The Domesday Book was mainly written in Latin and was a legally binding document. It must have been an incredibly arduous task to collate it all.
After their heads were stuffed with information, the kids went to make some kites. What a huge amount of fun they got out of thin plastic bags!
I had alot of fun photographing their flight efforts too.
No comments:
Post a Comment