No. 76 July 2015
Lyn Robinson
Village News
Maids Moreton News and Events
Thinking about Nepal
The headteacher of Maids Moreton CE School
shares news of some worthwhile activities in the
classrooms recently: The pupils at Maids Moreton
CE School have raised £157 towards providing help
for the Nepalese children following the recent
earthquakes. They spent a week learning about
Nepal, the way people live, their customs and
culture as well as about the devastation caused by
the earthquake. In keeping with the school’s
Christian values, thinking about others less
fortunate than ourselves, the pupils decided to
organise a fund-raising event with the sole purpose
of helping to rebuild a Nepalese classroom, at a
cost of £100,that had been damaged by the
earthquake. Each class was responsible for coming
up with an idea which would generate income. The
Reception class decided on ‘Guess the name of the
Yeti’ and made dinosaur biscuits which they sold at
the afternoon event. Year 1 sold ice creams and
lollies, while Year 2 put their efforts into a Lucky
Dip as well as a bean bag aiming game. The target
of £100 was exceeded by £57, and due to a kind
donation from a member of staff the final total
raised was £200. This will help to provide two
classrooms, so the children in Nepal can once again
access the learning opportunities that we tend to
take for granted.
Maids Moreton Merrymakers
The group will be visiting Weston-super-Mare on
August 5, starting at 9am. Pauline can be
contacted on 01280 860278 or Carol on 01280
860072.
Searchlights
The Church youth group's last meeting is this
Sunday July 19 at the school before the summer
break.
Old Gaol exhibition
A free exhibition opened last Saturday at the Old
Gaol Museum all about archaeology at Maids
Moreton. The exhibition looks back at past
village projects such as fieldwalking to pick up
medieval pottery, collecting centuries-old field
names, digging a test pit in Maids Moreton Hall,
and last year's archaeological dig near Meadow
Bank Guest House. It also looks forward to the
second season of the dig this August when the
objective is to find out the purpose of the
earthwork mound and ditch which was proved
by pottery analysis to be in use in the 11th-12th
centuries. The free exhibition at the Gaol is part
of the national Festival of Archaeology. It runs
until August 15, and is open 10am - 4pm
Mondays to Saturdays (last admission 3.30pm).
The organisers are grateful for grants from the
Council of British Archaeology, CBA South
Midlands and Waitrose Community Matters, and
for support from Paragon Tool Hire Ltd. There
are activities for children and you can take a tour
round the Old Gaol too - why not spend an hour
there?
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