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Education Update
Progress has been made on a number of initiatives to support education groups visiting the Centre.
Loans boxes
Health and Hygiene - Collection of historic objects with teachers’ notes, archive photographs and ‘Castor Oil and Iodine’ - a fascinatingly short interview with a local man, Willie Robson who, in the 1930s, feeling “not too grand”, visited his doctor to be diagnosed with pleurisy. He explains how he was treated, for this common, but potentially fatal illness.
A second loans box, ‘Shopping Around’ is under development, pending the acquisition of a few more objects to complete the collection. This will have a strong numeracy focus.
Future loans collections include a photo pack, ‘Travelling Around’ which comprises a set of historic images from our extensive archive.
Use of the loan boxes is free and can be loaned for half term blocks. Just let us know when you want to collect one from the Heritage Centre.
Activity sheets
Themed activity sheets for each of our major collections are being developed.
- Ticket to Ride is a detective style explores area’s railway heritage in Station Yard and the Heritage Centre.
- Hard as Iron explores the area’s industrial heritage, especially that relating to nearby Hareshaw Iron Foundry.
- Farming out (under development) looks at the area’s long and rich farming heritage.
We can also produce specific activity sheets to meet your own needs and the ability of your children.
A family activity sheet, which has been trialled by teachers with their own families, can also be adapted for use by visiting groups.
School presentations
Our volunteers are more than happy to visit schools in NW Northumberland to introduce our Heritage Centre. They will bring a presentation of what we have to offer or can just chat to you and your staff about what we have and what you can do with your groups when you visit. For more information please contact us at info@bellingham-heritage.org.uk
Intro2Bellingham
For schools further afield we have a downloadable presentation designed to give visiting groups an introduction to the history and geography of the area. It’s seen through the eyes of children, and also shows what’s at Bellingham
This Update is also available to download, click hear for .PDF Doc
Contact details
To contact me directly please email walmsleyd2@aol.com
Booking a School or other Education Visit
Health and Hygiene - Collection of historic objects with teachers’ notes, archive photographs and ‘Castor Oil and Iodine’ - a fascinatingly short interview with a local man, Willie Robson who, in the 1930s, feeling “not too grand”, visited his doctor to be diagnosed with pleurisy. He explains how he was treated, for this common, but potentially fatal illness. -
Education visits to the Heritage Centre at Bellingham are free but must be booked at least two weeks in advance.
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To book a visit please email: info @ bellingham-heritage.org.uk (please close the gaps we left to prevent spamming) or use this link and scroll down to form: Email: Contact Us.
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Email contact is preferred as our volunteers may be busy in the museum.
Our team of friendly and knowledgeable volunteers will be delighted to help but we need advance booking to ensure we have enough volunteers on duty to cope with your visit and other visitors to the museum. Thank you for your co-operation. We look forward to your visit.
Railway Coaches Education/Exhibition Space and Tea Room
We have acquired two railway coaches which are currently being refurbished as education/exhibition space and a tea room. We hope to have these ready for Spring 2012.
