photos from the project

Below is a gallery of photographs taken from the project. Click on the thumbnails for a bigger a high resolution version (jpg).

ARTS ACTIVITIES.

Making a Zoetrope in May 2007.	The Praxinoscope at the Osmaston celebrations.	Pupils making a backdrop of Osmaston Hall for the zoetrope animations.	Setting the stage for creating the zoetrope animations.	The praxinoscope at the Chaddesden Carnival.

The Praxinoscope at the Osmaston celebrations	Working with artist Geraint Lloyd to create an animation.

CELEBRATIONS & PERFORMANCES.

Acting in Chaddesden	Acting in Chaddesden	Acting in Chaddesden	Acting in Chaddesden	Acting in Chaddesden

Acting in Chaddesden	Acting in Chaddesden	Acting in Chaddesden	Acting in Chaddesden	Acting in Chaddesden

Acting in Chaddesden	Acting in Chaddesden	Osmaston celebrations	Osmaston celebrations	Osmaston celebrations

Osmaston celebrations	Osmaston celebrations	Osmaston celebrations	Osmaston celebrations

KEY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.

Allenton Primary School - Visit to Sudbury Hall June 2006

Appreciating the rural setting.	Sketching Sudbury Hall	Sudbury Church. Osmaston Hall had a church next to it too.	Sudbury Hall from the rear gardens.	The butler, Mr Curton, showed the groups around the house.

The lake at Sudbury. A similar lake was at Osmaston Hall.	The village stocks.

Chaddesden Park Junior School - Visit to Elvaston Castle

A tour around Elvaston led by the Senior Ranger.	Looking for built and natural features.	Sketching the castle.

Rolls Royce heritage Centre

A competition to see whose aeroplane flies the furthest.	Admiring the vintage Rolls-Royce.	Looking at the Harrier jet engine.	A graduate trainnee explaining some technical matters.	A chance to go inside a bomber plane.

Pupils discover the work done by Rolls-Royce.	Pupils were impressed by the scale of the engine.	Graduate trainnees prepared a quiz on information to be found in the centre.	The graduates helped the pupils to make paper aeroplanes.	The new Rolls-Royce workforce!

The visits round the Heritage Centre were led by the graduate trainnees.

PARKS.

Alder trees by Chaddesden Brook.	Area of coniferous woodland near Chaddesden Brook.	Chaddesden Brook in October 2006.	Chaddesden Park with the 'old' castle & playground.	Mosey Yard Plantation, Chaddesden Park in October 2006.

Mosey Yard Plantation, Chaddesden Park in October 2006.	Remnant of an old hedgerow at Chaddesden Park.	Spot the fox behind the Yew trees in Chaddesden Park.	St Marys Parish Church, Chaddesden; a view from the park.	The Pitch & Putt course at Chaddesden Park, showing evidence of ridge & furrow.

PARK VISITS.

Collecting acrons to grow in Chaddesden Park.	History orienteering at Chaddesden Park.	Investigating freshwater invertebrates at Chaddesden Park.	Investigating grassland minibeasts at Chaddesden Park.	Looking at the site of the hall at Chaddesden Park.

Making natural pictures in Chaddesden Park.	Natural pictures in Chaddesden Park.	Scavenger hunt in Chaddesden Park.	Stream dipping at Chaddesden Park July 2007.

TEACHER'S AFTERNOONS.

Finding out about tree-related studies in Osmaston Park, June 2006.	Teaching staff looking for minibeasts in Chaddesden Park, June 2006.	The teacher's afternoon in July 2007 included an exhibition of zoetropes made by pupils.