EHS PUPIL INTERVIEWS FIRST MINISTER
Last week was the official opening of the new Borders railway opened by the Queen and as many of you will know First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon also came down on the new train to celebrate the occasion. Many of the local public as well as people from all over the Commonwealth came to Tweedbank to be a part of this momentous occasion in the history of the Borders.
I, Zoë a school pupil from Earlston, got to also be a part of this amazing day however I witnessed it through the lens! I was given the incredible opportunity to cover the day for local youth web TV channel VOMO.tv. This opportunity meant I was given a press pass and standing next to the likes of Sky and the BBC I reported on the day’s proceedings from local pipe bands to the Royal Archers.
However, much to my amazement I even snagged an interview with First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon! Just as she was leaving our project manager Dawn and I swooped in and kindly asked the First Minister if we could ask her a few questions and to our surprise she gave a ‘Yes!’ and gave us 15 seconds.
I was a bit shocked and nervous but put on a calm, professional collected face and asked her what the new rail line meant for the Borders and discussed the success of the day’s event to which she gave a very heartfelt and honest reply.
It’s an opportunity I never thought I’d be able to get and as an aspiring broadcast journalist, an experience which I will treasure for the rest of my life. To watch the full report, the web link is www.vomo.tv
Last week was the official opening of the new Borders railway opened by the Queen and as many of you will know First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon also came down on the new train to celebrate the occasion. Many of the local public as well as people from all over the Commonwealth came to Tweedbank to be a part of this momentous occasion in the history of the Borders.
I, Zoë a school pupil from Earlston, got to also be a part of this amazing day however I witnessed it through the lens! I was given the incredible opportunity to cover the day for local youth web TV channel VOMO.tv. This opportunity meant I was given a press pass and standing next to the likes of Sky and the BBC I reported on the day’s proceedings from local pipe bands to the Royal Archers.
However, much to my amazement I even snagged an interview with First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon! Just as she was leaving our project manager Dawn and I swooped in and kindly asked the First Minister if we could ask her a few questions and to our surprise she gave a ‘Yes!’ and gave us 15 seconds.
I was a bit shocked and nervous but put on a calm, professional collected face and asked her what the new rail line meant for the Borders and discussed the success of the day’s event to which she gave a very heartfelt and honest reply.
It’s an opportunity I never thought I’d be able to get and as an aspiring broadcast journalist, an experience which I will treasure for the rest of my life. To watch the full report, the web link is www.vomo.tv
EMUN NATIONAL CONFERENCE @EHS
This June, Earlston High School hosted EMUN16, for schools all over Scotland. Hosted by the Model United Nations pupils of EHS, EMUN offered a chance for riveting debate.
The morning began with talks from Ezgi Denli , founder of True Colours, who gave the debaters a talk about her childhood and decision to combat racism. Then Ken McDonald, who works for the BBC talked about the impact and power of the media.
The health debate consisted of beginners of MUN which allowed an even platform for every student to speak. Our debate consisted of two smaller debates; 3D printing and global health service.
Whereas the human rights debate consisted of more confident and experienced speakers and proved more fluent. The debates were the legalisation of abortion and combatting IS.
The other debates were based around disarmament and eco-soc which also had challenging debates.
After lunch there was time to prepare for the emergency and general assembly debates. The emergency debate was based on the Charlie Hebdo attack. The general assembly debate was proved more controversial as a controversial resolution was presented on the migrant crisis.
Debaters went head to head throughout the day and awards were given to outstanding debaters, congratulations to Iona Young who participated in her first conference and came away with ‘Best junior delegate’ in her committee ‘Health’.
Our thanks go to the canteen staff for providing a great lunch, to the senior chairs for their time, all staff that helped our day, our speakers, our delegates and special thanks has to go to Mr Burrell for organising such a great day!
This June, Earlston High School hosted EMUN16, for schools all over Scotland. Hosted by the Model United Nations pupils of EHS, EMUN offered a chance for riveting debate.
The morning began with talks from Ezgi Denli , founder of True Colours, who gave the debaters a talk about her childhood and decision to combat racism. Then Ken McDonald, who works for the BBC talked about the impact and power of the media.
The health debate consisted of beginners of MUN which allowed an even platform for every student to speak. Our debate consisted of two smaller debates; 3D printing and global health service.
Whereas the human rights debate consisted of more confident and experienced speakers and proved more fluent. The debates were the legalisation of abortion and combatting IS.
The other debates were based around disarmament and eco-soc which also had challenging debates.
After lunch there was time to prepare for the emergency and general assembly debates. The emergency debate was based on the Charlie Hebdo attack. The general assembly debate was proved more controversial as a controversial resolution was presented on the migrant crisis.
Debaters went head to head throughout the day and awards were given to outstanding debaters, congratulations to Iona Young who participated in her first conference and came away with ‘Best junior delegate’ in her committee ‘Health’.
Our thanks go to the canteen staff for providing a great lunch, to the senior chairs for their time, all staff that helped our day, our speakers, our delegates and special thanks has to go to Mr Burrell for organising such a great day!
COMPETITION WIN FOR CALLUM
During the Christmas holidays, first year Geography students were given homework in the form of a photography competition. The homework asked them to photograph a Scottish landscape, either urban or rural, which they thought was interesting. They had to bring in the photograph to show their class and for it to be judged by Ms Thoday, one of the Art and Design teachers, who has a particular interest in photography.
The competition prize was an Amazon voucher, which was won by Callum from Leader House. Ms Thoday had a difficult task of selecting a winner from so many entries – all of which were interesting scenes captured through the camera. Each entry received House points and Callum was awarded extra points for Leader as the competition’s winner.
Callum’s photograph, taken at the back of Earlston’s Black Hill, was chosen for its atmospheric quality and how it conveyed the contrast of light and dark through both horizontal and vertical shapes. Callum had captured the interesting colours, mist and textures in the foreground of the photograph as well as a sense of depth and distance.
During the Christmas holidays, first year Geography students were given homework in the form of a photography competition. The homework asked them to photograph a Scottish landscape, either urban or rural, which they thought was interesting. They had to bring in the photograph to show their class and for it to be judged by Ms Thoday, one of the Art and Design teachers, who has a particular interest in photography.
The competition prize was an Amazon voucher, which was won by Callum from Leader House. Ms Thoday had a difficult task of selecting a winner from so many entries – all of which were interesting scenes captured through the camera. Each entry received House points and Callum was awarded extra points for Leader as the competition’s winner.
Callum’s photograph, taken at the back of Earlston’s Black Hill, was chosen for its atmospheric quality and how it conveyed the contrast of light and dark through both horizontal and vertical shapes. Callum had captured the interesting colours, mist and textures in the foreground of the photograph as well as a sense of depth and distance.
VISIT TO THE BATTLEFIELDS
The Battlefields excursion was an excellent trip and one that I thoroughly enjoyed being part of. We left on the Monday morning and travelled to Dover to catch the ferry over to France before making our way to our accommodation in the Belgian town of Ypres. The itinerary for the week included a trip to many British and German cemeteries, including those of Tyne Cot and Langemark. We learnt a lot about the massive number of soldiers that died during WWI. The whole group was also given some free time to explore Ypres – we enjoyed spending time in the local chocolate shops and seeing the historic buildings.
On our second full day of the trip we travelled to the French sites for the day. I got the opportunity to visit one of my relatives who had died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Jake played his bagpipes as the group took a moment to remember and respect all of the soldiers that died during this time. Overall, we got to experience the horrific conditions of the trenches and it really helped to consolidate the work we have been doing in History about WWI.
It was an emotional and fascinating trip, one which I would highly recommend.
By Sophie Reilly (S4 )
OUR PIECE OF HISTORY
Last September, 60 fourth years travelled to London to see Julius Caesar at the Globe Theatre. The text is part of their National 5 studies in English. Whilst in London, it was too good an opportunity to miss seeing the spectacular Poppy display at the Tower. This week we are preparing to display the two poppies we purchased to commemorate the anniversary of WW1.
Our two poppies were part of the 888,246 on display. The poppies and Tower display were created by artists Paul Cummins and Tom Piper and poppies progressively filled the Tower of London’s famous moat from July 11 2014 until Armistice Day, 11 November 2014. Each poppy on display represented a British or Colonial military fatality during the war. Tom Piper’s idea for Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red came from the idea of poppies as water, or blood, seeping from the tower, crashing over in waves until they filled the Tower’s moat. Volunteers from all over the world planted the ceramic poppies.
EHS students were very moved by the experience and appreciative of the chance to see the display and contribute to the charities benefitting from the project. The photograph shows Heather and Amy holding the poppies and members of Mrs Weston’s English class who attended the trip.
The Battlefields excursion was an excellent trip and one that I thoroughly enjoyed being part of. We left on the Monday morning and travelled to Dover to catch the ferry over to France before making our way to our accommodation in the Belgian town of Ypres. The itinerary for the week included a trip to many British and German cemeteries, including those of Tyne Cot and Langemark. We learnt a lot about the massive number of soldiers that died during WWI. The whole group was also given some free time to explore Ypres – we enjoyed spending time in the local chocolate shops and seeing the historic buildings.
On our second full day of the trip we travelled to the French sites for the day. I got the opportunity to visit one of my relatives who had died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Jake played his bagpipes as the group took a moment to remember and respect all of the soldiers that died during this time. Overall, we got to experience the horrific conditions of the trenches and it really helped to consolidate the work we have been doing in History about WWI.
It was an emotional and fascinating trip, one which I would highly recommend.
By Sophie Reilly (S4 )
OUR PIECE OF HISTORY
Last September, 60 fourth years travelled to London to see Julius Caesar at the Globe Theatre. The text is part of their National 5 studies in English. Whilst in London, it was too good an opportunity to miss seeing the spectacular Poppy display at the Tower. This week we are preparing to display the two poppies we purchased to commemorate the anniversary of WW1.
Our two poppies were part of the 888,246 on display. The poppies and Tower display were created by artists Paul Cummins and Tom Piper and poppies progressively filled the Tower of London’s famous moat from July 11 2014 until Armistice Day, 11 November 2014. Each poppy on display represented a British or Colonial military fatality during the war. Tom Piper’s idea for Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red came from the idea of poppies as water, or blood, seeping from the tower, crashing over in waves until they filled the Tower’s moat. Volunteers from all over the world planted the ceramic poppies.
EHS students were very moved by the experience and appreciative of the chance to see the display and contribute to the charities benefitting from the project. The photograph shows Heather and Amy holding the poppies and members of Mrs Weston’s English class who attended the trip.
LEARNING FROM A LORD
The Higher Modern Studies classes have been learning about the role of the House of Lords in UK politics and we were fortunate enough to receive a talk from Lord Jeremy Purvis about his roles and responsibilities in the House of Lords.
Before being appointed a Lord, Lord Purvis was a local Liberal Democrat MSP. Lord Purvis is also the second youngest out of over 700 Lords. Throughout his talk Lord Purvis explained to us that the main functions and tasks of the House of Lords are to scrutinise the details line by line of a new law and they collectively apply their expertise to numerous issues in the UK.
Lord Purvis also informed us about current issues that are being discussed in the House of Lords, for example the Modern Slavery Bill that relates to human trafficking and child exploitation. Other issues being discussed currently are that England wants to change the way they govern themselves by having English votes for English laws because presently Scottish MP’S can vote on English matters. Lord Purvis also questioned us and was curious to find out about our political and how we thought both campaigns handled themselves throughout the referendum campaign.
Furthermore, Lord Purvis also discussed the terrorism legislation that is being debated on whether or not the government should be allowed to monitor and have access to people’s private messages in order to prevent terrorism. Lord Purvis also informed us that he is in favour of “radical reform” meaning that he is not supportive of the 100 hereditary peers in the House of Lords because he believes it is undemocratic. Many of the students also asked Lord Purvis questions in relation to getting better gender equality throughout parliament.
Overall, Lord Purvis presented a knowledgeable and informed talk on the House of Lords that enhanced our understanding of the duties of lords and was a beneficial, entertaining and enjoyable experience.
Nicole (S6)
The Higher Modern Studies classes have been learning about the role of the House of Lords in UK politics and we were fortunate enough to receive a talk from Lord Jeremy Purvis about his roles and responsibilities in the House of Lords.
Before being appointed a Lord, Lord Purvis was a local Liberal Democrat MSP. Lord Purvis is also the second youngest out of over 700 Lords. Throughout his talk Lord Purvis explained to us that the main functions and tasks of the House of Lords are to scrutinise the details line by line of a new law and they collectively apply their expertise to numerous issues in the UK.
Lord Purvis also informed us about current issues that are being discussed in the House of Lords, for example the Modern Slavery Bill that relates to human trafficking and child exploitation. Other issues being discussed currently are that England wants to change the way they govern themselves by having English votes for English laws because presently Scottish MP’S can vote on English matters. Lord Purvis also questioned us and was curious to find out about our political and how we thought both campaigns handled themselves throughout the referendum campaign.
Furthermore, Lord Purvis also discussed the terrorism legislation that is being debated on whether or not the government should be allowed to monitor and have access to people’s private messages in order to prevent terrorism. Lord Purvis also informed us that he is in favour of “radical reform” meaning that he is not supportive of the 100 hereditary peers in the House of Lords because he believes it is undemocratic. Many of the students also asked Lord Purvis questions in relation to getting better gender equality throughout parliament.
Overall, Lord Purvis presented a knowledgeable and informed talk on the House of Lords that enhanced our understanding of the duties of lords and was a beneficial, entertaining and enjoyable experience.
Nicole (S6)
COMPETITION WIN FOR CALLUM
During the Christmas holidays, first year Geography students were given homework in the form of a photography competition. The homework asked them to photograph a Scottish landscape, either urban or rural, which they thought was interesting. They had to bring in the photograph to show their class and for it to be judged by Ms Thoday, one of the Art and Design teachers, who has a particular interest in photography.
The competition prize was an Amazon voucher, which was won by Callum from Leader House. Ms Thoday had a difficult task of selecting a winner from so many entries – all of which were interesting scenes captured through the camera. Each entry received House points and Callum was awarded extra points for Leader as the competition’s winner.
Callum’s photograph, taken at the back of Earlston’s Black Hill, was chosen for its atmospheric quality and how it conveyed the contrast of light and dark through both horizontal and vertical shapes. Callum had captured the interesting colours, mist and textures in the foreground of the photograph as well as a sense of depth and distance.
During the Christmas holidays, first year Geography students were given homework in the form of a photography competition. The homework asked them to photograph a Scottish landscape, either urban or rural, which they thought was interesting. They had to bring in the photograph to show their class and for it to be judged by Ms Thoday, one of the Art and Design teachers, who has a particular interest in photography.
The competition prize was an Amazon voucher, which was won by Callum from Leader House. Ms Thoday had a difficult task of selecting a winner from so many entries – all of which were interesting scenes captured through the camera. Each entry received House points and Callum was awarded extra points for Leader as the competition’s winner.
Callum’s photograph, taken at the back of Earlston’s Black Hill, was chosen for its atmospheric quality and how it conveyed the contrast of light and dark through both horizontal and vertical shapes. Callum had captured the interesting colours, mist and textures in the foreground of the photograph as well as a sense of depth and distance.
S1 STONE AGE SHELTER MODELS
MUN Conference
Recently on Friday the 7th of November 9 students went to Penicuik to participate in a MUN conference. The school sent forward 1 and half delegations: Lebanon and Spain.
The morning began with a speech from a former Penicuik High School student who spoke very well about working for the EU and the opportunities that this has brought her such as being able to meet the US president, Barack Obama. Soon after this the delegates moved to their first debate. Many interesting topics were discussed from the disarmament committee discussing whether it‘s right to arm rebels, to the environment committee discussing preserving endangered species through to the youth committee looking at the impact of social media on young people.
There was a short break and then the delegates launched into their next debate, most of our delegates submitted resolutions and made many points. In the youth debate our youngest delegates didn‘t submit resolution but challenged many of the speakers‘ points.
The delegates then had lunch and launched into the emergency debate about the growth of the Islamic State movement. Although we didn‘t make many points the delegates spent time talking about the much awaited awards and how one of our delegates had been mentioned in the days newsletter. The awards time came and the school did tremendous: Ashley Parker, Rhiannon Fagan and Hannah Gaddie all came out with commended delegate awards. Jane Lochrie won a highly commended award and Alex Johnson from the environment committee won best delegate award.
The day ended with a much awaited Costa trip to celebrate our successes.
We hope this has encouraged a few more of you to join MUN (Model United Nations) which is held on a Thursday lunchtime in SS3.
THE BIG DEBATE GLASGOW
On Thursday the 11th of September 50 students accompanied by several members of staff left for the SSE Hydro in Glasgow where the “Big Big Debate” was to take place. The 50 students who attended the debate were extremely grateful for the opportunity as there was a long waiting list because of the restricted number of places and such high demand.
7,500 youngsters from all over Scotland attended the debate - it was a massive event which was recorded and later televised on BBC1 that evening. Prior to the debate beginning we were provided with “entertainment” which was not to everyone’s liking! There was also a “hashtag” provided (#BigBigDebate) which sparked further controversy as well as humour from within the Hydro.
Eventually, after the hilarity, heat and bright lighting, the panel took to the floor. The panel included Nicola Sturgeon and Patrick Harvie who represented “Yes Scotland” whilst Ruth Davidson and George Galloway were there on behalf of the “Better Together” campaign. It was a lively and heated debate where some personal remarks were thrown. However, the majority of the debate was informative and relevant. Both sides of the panel put across their argument whilst also answering lots of questions from those selected from each school.
This unique event was an unforgettable experience which helped many of us decide which box to ‘cross’ on the 18th of September. It was a long but enjoyable day where all who attended were grateful to the staff for organising the trip and giving up their time.
BATTLEFIELDS TRIP
Three weeks ago myself and a large group of other (then) 3rd years embarked on the infamous "Battlefields Trip." After leaving the school on Monday morning we got on our way for the long journey to Belgium. Eventually we got to the hotel and then it was off to bed, ready for an early start to commence the history part of the trip.
The two places we visited the first day that brought it to life so much would definitely have been the cemeteries. First of all we went to go see Tyne Cot, which is the British cemetery at Passendale. The place was surrounded by walls in pristine condition with stone gate at the entrances and a guard house keeping watch over the place. As we walked around it very much dawned just how many soldiers were left unnamed. In a row of 20 graves perhaps only 4 would be named. It also showed just how many nations joined in the war effort to fight alongside the British and French. There were also graves for different religions. The most were Christian but there were also a large number of Jewish graves topped with stones. In the centre of the cemetery stood a large monument covered in names of soldiers who had died but were either never found or had not been matched with a recovered body.
The other place we went to that day that truly struck a chord was the Germany cemetery just a short journey away. The difference was astonishing. First of all it was much smaller than the British one, even though far more people were buried there. Every single plot was a mass grave. As with Tyne Cot the number of unknown soldiers went on and on, some of the plots simply being the number of unnamed soldiers buried underneath. Right in the middle of the cemetery was a very large plot, surrounded by panels, every inch covered with names of the soldier buried in this huge mass grave. The whole place felt very public and almost disrespectful, a massive contrast to Tyne Cot.
All in all it was a great trip from which the group learned lots and thoroughly enjoyed. Of course the whole trip wouldn’t have been possible without all the teachers who did such a great job of organising it and I speak for the whole group that went when I say thank you very much and I hope the trip goes just as well for all the classes below us who go in the years to come.
Recently on Friday the 7th of November 9 students went to Penicuik to participate in a MUN conference. The school sent forward 1 and half delegations: Lebanon and Spain.
The morning began with a speech from a former Penicuik High School student who spoke very well about working for the EU and the opportunities that this has brought her such as being able to meet the US president, Barack Obama. Soon after this the delegates moved to their first debate. Many interesting topics were discussed from the disarmament committee discussing whether it‘s right to arm rebels, to the environment committee discussing preserving endangered species through to the youth committee looking at the impact of social media on young people.
There was a short break and then the delegates launched into their next debate, most of our delegates submitted resolutions and made many points. In the youth debate our youngest delegates didn‘t submit resolution but challenged many of the speakers‘ points.
The delegates then had lunch and launched into the emergency debate about the growth of the Islamic State movement. Although we didn‘t make many points the delegates spent time talking about the much awaited awards and how one of our delegates had been mentioned in the days newsletter. The awards time came and the school did tremendous: Ashley Parker, Rhiannon Fagan and Hannah Gaddie all came out with commended delegate awards. Jane Lochrie won a highly commended award and Alex Johnson from the environment committee won best delegate award.
The day ended with a much awaited Costa trip to celebrate our successes.
We hope this has encouraged a few more of you to join MUN (Model United Nations) which is held on a Thursday lunchtime in SS3.
THE BIG DEBATE GLASGOW
On Thursday the 11th of September 50 students accompanied by several members of staff left for the SSE Hydro in Glasgow where the “Big Big Debate” was to take place. The 50 students who attended the debate were extremely grateful for the opportunity as there was a long waiting list because of the restricted number of places and such high demand.
7,500 youngsters from all over Scotland attended the debate - it was a massive event which was recorded and later televised on BBC1 that evening. Prior to the debate beginning we were provided with “entertainment” which was not to everyone’s liking! There was also a “hashtag” provided (#BigBigDebate) which sparked further controversy as well as humour from within the Hydro.
Eventually, after the hilarity, heat and bright lighting, the panel took to the floor. The panel included Nicola Sturgeon and Patrick Harvie who represented “Yes Scotland” whilst Ruth Davidson and George Galloway were there on behalf of the “Better Together” campaign. It was a lively and heated debate where some personal remarks were thrown. However, the majority of the debate was informative and relevant. Both sides of the panel put across their argument whilst also answering lots of questions from those selected from each school.
This unique event was an unforgettable experience which helped many of us decide which box to ‘cross’ on the 18th of September. It was a long but enjoyable day where all who attended were grateful to the staff for organising the trip and giving up their time.
BATTLEFIELDS TRIP
Three weeks ago myself and a large group of other (then) 3rd years embarked on the infamous "Battlefields Trip." After leaving the school on Monday morning we got on our way for the long journey to Belgium. Eventually we got to the hotel and then it was off to bed, ready for an early start to commence the history part of the trip.
The two places we visited the first day that brought it to life so much would definitely have been the cemeteries. First of all we went to go see Tyne Cot, which is the British cemetery at Passendale. The place was surrounded by walls in pristine condition with stone gate at the entrances and a guard house keeping watch over the place. As we walked around it very much dawned just how many soldiers were left unnamed. In a row of 20 graves perhaps only 4 would be named. It also showed just how many nations joined in the war effort to fight alongside the British and French. There were also graves for different religions. The most were Christian but there were also a large number of Jewish graves topped with stones. In the centre of the cemetery stood a large monument covered in names of soldiers who had died but were either never found or had not been matched with a recovered body.
The other place we went to that day that truly struck a chord was the Germany cemetery just a short journey away. The difference was astonishing. First of all it was much smaller than the British one, even though far more people were buried there. Every single plot was a mass grave. As with Tyne Cot the number of unknown soldiers went on and on, some of the plots simply being the number of unnamed soldiers buried underneath. Right in the middle of the cemetery was a very large plot, surrounded by panels, every inch covered with names of the soldier buried in this huge mass grave. The whole place felt very public and almost disrespectful, a massive contrast to Tyne Cot.
All in all it was a great trip from which the group learned lots and thoroughly enjoyed. Of course the whole trip wouldn’t have been possible without all the teachers who did such a great job of organising it and I speak for the whole group that went when I say thank you very much and I hope the trip goes just as well for all the classes below us who go in the years to come.
YORKSHIRE DALES - GEOGRAPHY TRIP
In May 2013 S3 Geography pupils set off for a 3-day trip to the Yorkshire Dales. Having stopped for lunch on the way down we visited a quarry near Malham in the afternoon. It produces limestone for use in road construction. We were shown the large machines which moves the rock after blasting and were told of the environmental impact such a large quarry has on the surrounding area.
After our trip to the quarry we went into the town of Settle and conducted a survey of the local residents’ opinion of the quarry. After completing the survey we used a sound meter to see how much noise pollution is caused by motor vehicles travelling through Settle. The results were interesting. Travelling to Malham Youth Hostel we were shown to our accommodation and had an excellent evening meal.
On day two we travelled into the countryside and traversed a limestone pavement, a naturally occurring segmented pathway, similar to the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland. At the end there is a large sheer cliff of limestone overlooking Malham. We also visited a limestone cavern and learned how limestone is formed and how it is worn away by water. In the evening we had a keenly contested quiz.
On the final day we conducted a survey looking at the effect of tourism on the town of Malham. We also took part in a river study, measuring the speed, depth and width of a river. After lunch we took part in a geocaching activity and hunted for treasure using a GPS system. The treasure is still hidden to this day! It was then time to make our way home.
I thoroughly enjoyed the trip and wholeheartedly recommend it. Thanks to all the staff who made the trip so interesting and enjoyable.
Robert S3
After our trip to the quarry we went into the town of Settle and conducted a survey of the local residents’ opinion of the quarry. After completing the survey we used a sound meter to see how much noise pollution is caused by motor vehicles travelling through Settle. The results were interesting. Travelling to Malham Youth Hostel we were shown to our accommodation and had an excellent evening meal.
On day two we travelled into the countryside and traversed a limestone pavement, a naturally occurring segmented pathway, similar to the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland. At the end there is a large sheer cliff of limestone overlooking Malham. We also visited a limestone cavern and learned how limestone is formed and how it is worn away by water. In the evening we had a keenly contested quiz.
On the final day we conducted a survey looking at the effect of tourism on the town of Malham. We also took part in a river study, measuring the speed, depth and width of a river. After lunch we took part in a geocaching activity and hunted for treasure using a GPS system. The treasure is still hidden to this day! It was then time to make our way home.
I thoroughly enjoyed the trip and wholeheartedly recommend it. Thanks to all the staff who made the trip so interesting and enjoyable.
Robert S3