World War I – BBC – Marden Primary School
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\nWe were contacted by Helena Noifeld, now Maltby, who is a Community Outreach Manager, Media BBC South-East\/BBC Radio Kent. She asked if we might be interested in working with her to visit a local school, to prompt a focus on World War I with the hope that the children could elicit information from within their families about memories of World War I on the war and home fronts.
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\nMarden Primary School agreed and Helena, Mike Judd and I visited Year 6, equipped with film, World War I shells, a Princess Mary box, World War I soldier’s helmet, shrapnel, bullets and leggings on Wednesday 6 March 2014. The staff and children were very interested and full of questions.
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\nOn 24 April Helena organised a visit by Hercules, a descendant of a World War I war shire horse. We visited again on 17 November to elicit any information and we participated in their writing World War I poems, some of which were superb.
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\nHelena had invited myself and Penny Day to help with the BBC Radio Kent World War I home event in Folkestone on 4 August, part of a BBC local radio national event. We welcomed and directed people as well as helped out at various activities on offer. Hercules was there again, standing asleep most of the time. <\/p>\n
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