HISTORY TRIP

On Friday the 9th of June, Year 9 went to visit CEMA (the Centre for Experimental Military Archaeology), to learn more about life during WWI and WWII. We started by listening to two fascinating talks about life on the Homefront, including interesting facts about rationing and the evacuation of children from London, and the uniform of a British soldier – or a ‘Tommy’.

After lunch, we then went to visit the trenches that had been dug in the surrounding forest. One of the trenches was built during WW1, and the other had been constructed to teach people about life in the trenches and trench warfare. Walking through, we discovered more about the harsh conditions soldiers lived in. We even had the opportunity to get our ‘injured soldiers’ (namely Olivia and Anais) to safety where they could be treated. Everyone said that this was their favourite part of the trip!