Roman through to Medieval Stalbridge

After a year of planning, research and illustrating, the pupils at Stalbridge CofE Primary School were thrilled to receive the first local history boards from Tony and Lesley Woods.

Portraying local history from Roman Times, the boards offer a time-line of Stalbridge history to really bring the past to life! This has been a community project with Stalbridge Archive Society working with material from Irene Jones and sponsorship from Dikes supermarket that enabled the boards to be printed.

The school council receiving the boards were fascinated by how the name Stalbridge has changed over time.

Stargazing in Yetminster

Local children were invited to a stargazing event at St Andrew’s Primary in Yetminster in February, with the opportunity to try out large professional telescopes as well as take part in fun spacerelated activities!

The children learnt about different constellations and how to use star maps, while enjoying hot chocolate and roasting marshmallows in the firepit. The event raised nearly £600 for the school. Teacher Graham Simpson said ‘The stargazing was a lovely event, enjoyed not only by the pupils and parents of St Andrew’s Primary School, but the whole community. The school field was beautifully illuminated, and it was a magical evening –even if the stars were playing hide and seek! Our thanks go to our hard-working PTFA and the staff at Lower Covey Nursery for organising it’.