Interesting insight into WW2
The Year 4 trip to Swindon's 'STEAM' Museum was incredibly exciting for us all. The boys had a whole host of interesting activities during their visit. There was a group discussion and role-play based around WW2 air raids. They experienced first-hand what it was like to be in an air raid shelter and they handled real WW2 artefacts. Then the boys were lined up and evacuated at the museum's railway platform before learning about the use of trains during wartime. The boys had the chance to rummage through evacuees’ suitcases and discover what items the children were likely to take with them on their journey away from home. They were even lucky enough to meet a WW2 survivor and find out about what life was like for the families left at home during the war. Finally, when the boys arrived in 'the countryside', they were billeted and some were lucky enough to be picked by a dashing station guard, a rather rugged farmer and his wife, a delightful lady who owned a flower shop and an honourable policeman!
The boys all represented Moulsford extremely well and learnt a great deal.