Schools Visit
Visit by Pupils from Notre Dame Catholic Primary School
On the morning of Friday 8th March we were delighted to welcome to the Church 29 pupils
from Year 6, and 2 teachers from the local Notre Dame Catholic Primary School. They were
given a talk about the history of the Church interspersed with questions. Who knows what
the VC is awarded for? What is the Commonwealth? What military equipment do the Royal
Artillery use? They were told about one of the most famous VC winners, commemorated on
our memorial, Umrao Singh, who won his medal in the Second World War in Burma. Then
they divided into pairs to do a quiz which required them to go all over the church looking for
the answers. The session ended with orangeade and biscuits.
The children were enthusiastic and well behaved and are going to use their visit to the
Garrison Church in a School Project based on the local area. We hope that more local
schools will arrange similar visits.
