History
National Curriculum
The Centre is surrounded by sites of historic importance. The Long Barrow at nearby Coldrum is evidence of the early settlers who began to clear areas of the Weald in order to farm the land. The story of the conflict between Henry II and Thomas Becket unfolds as you walk one of the few remaining sections of the Pilgrims Way, made famous in Geoffrey Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales’.
A Day in the Life of an Evacuee. Whole or half day session
Within days of war being declared in September 1939, the evacuation from major towns and cities was underway. Thousands of children arrived in rural areas to be billeted with families they had never met before. Pupils will experience being billeted, take part in a wartime school lesson, eat a rationed meal and take cover in a Morrison shelter.