Gravel is really Great
New roadshow for schools now launched
The brand new roadshow Gravel is Great for primary schools has now been launched, and is available for booking by teachers. At an event held at the Cotswold Water Park Four Pillars Hotel, teachers and other interested parties were able to see the newly created resources, including a set of realistic mini gravel pits, complete with camping sites, watersports, parks and nature reserves all in miniature.
The launch event also marked the world premiere of the 15 minute DVD Gravel is Great, a lively and at times humorous look at the world of gravel, aimed at a primary school age audience. The DVD was made by Archaemedia Productions, a partnership between archaeologist and educator Julian Richards, and TV camerman Steve Shearn, and was extremely well received by the mainly adult audience.
A teacher said after the event " This roadshow has so much relevance to what we are doing in school this term, I will definitely be booking you to come along"
The project has been set up by the Jill Bewley, Education Officer for the Cotswold Water Park Trust,
" This has been a really exciting and interesting project to set up, and I am looking forward to taking it out into the local schools - a number of teachers have been involved in the planning and development of the roadshow so I hope it will prove to be a valuable additional resource for schools"
Gravel is Great has been funded by Natural England through Defra's Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund - we are very grateful to the funders, and to those companies who have sponsored part of the Gravel is Great roadshow - Redrow Homes, Aggregate Industries, and the Mineral Products Association. We are also extremely grateful to the support of Hills Quarry Products who allowed access to the working quarries for the filming of the DVD.
If you would like to find out more, please contact Jill Bewley by email jill.bewley@waterpark.org or telephone 01793 752413.
For more information check out www.gravelisgreat.co.uk, or follow us on Twitter (gravelisgreat)
