Living History Workshops - History Workshops for Schools & Community Groups
 
Living Local History -
Transport & Farming through the Ages
We look at Local History in your area, using changes in Transport & Farming over the years.  All of these workshops are thoroughly researched in advance to ensure that they are tailored to your locality.
Suitable for Years 1, 2, 3 & 4
Up to 60 children at a time
 
 
Transport Through The Ages - 1800's onwards
  • The Local Landscape - how does it affect travel?
  • Roads Before Engines
  • Turnpikes - what and where are they?
  • All about Wheels
  • Bicycles, Tyres and Pneumatics.
  • The Steam Engine - implications to roads and railways
  • Road Building - How? Why?
  • Fun with Engines - The Internal Combustion Engine and the 4-Stroke Engine
  • The Mobile Population - before and after
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Way That We Farm - 1800's onwards
  • Farming in the 1800's - A Family Affair
  • Changing technology - ploughing/seed drills etc
  • Crops and Hops - where they were grown and changing quantities
  • Bread - where does it come from? 
  • Combine Harvesters and Threshing Machines - working demonstrations
  • The Steam Effect - simple pressure experiments run by classroom scientists
  • Tithe Records Detectives
  • Sir John Lawes - Who is he and why is he important?
  • Industrial Farming versus Natural Farming
  • Where are they now? - Local farms/farming families and how they have changed
  • 'Hands on History' - have a go at using old farming tools such as seed drills, dock grubbers and hop forks.  Butter-making.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Both of these workshops are highly interactive and 'hands on', and will
 be adapted to suit your locality.
 
Please contact us if you have any specific requirements as part of your Local History studies - we will do our very best to accommodate.
 
We will attend in period costume and bring outfits for the children to try on.
 
These workshops cater for up to 60 children, and can be run as half or whole day events.
 
Prices
Whole Day £250
Half DAy £150
 
  • Each workshop goes out with 2 members of staff and can be fitted around the normal school timetable.
  • We cater for up to 60 children at a time
  • £250 for a whole day/£150 for a half day workshop
  • £1 per child for materials
  • Please contact us for a travel quote
  • We carry Public liability insurance and all of our members hold enhanced CRB checks.
  • Please click HERE to contact us for more details.