New Summer Walks
Join us on one or both of our walks this summer….. Hammersmith Bridge to Chelsea Creek 10 am Thursday 8th August Walk along the Thames Path for 2 -3 hours watching waterside wildlife as we go. Meet under Hammersmith Bridge (North Side) Bring a drink, comfortable footwear and Oyster card for bus/ tube back. BOOKING ESSENTIAL *Call Emily or Moya on 0208 741 7138 for booking and details moya@hfusc.org.uk www.hfusc.org.uk Little Venice Walk 10 am Saturday 31st August Walk along the Grand Union Canal for 2 -3 hours watching waterside wildlife as we go.. ………to Little Venice Bring a drink,…
Summer 2013 Newsletter
We have had a fun and busy Summer term learning outside of the classroom here in Hammersmith & Fulham. Take a look at our latest Newsletter July 2013 here. We’re having a catch up week here at the Urban Studies Centre after last week’s final local studies session of the academic year with Old Oak Year 3 on Wormwood scrubs. Happy Holidays everyone!…
Shepherd’s Bush Market Project Assembly
End of Project Assembly! Well done Year 3! After a few weeks of devising and rehearsing their piece for an assembly and conducting more interviews, Year 3 at Miles Coverdale Primary School held an assembly for other classes, their parents and some of the professionals involved in the Heritage Lottery Fund ‘All Our Stories’ project. We spent the morning putting finishing touches to the piece and practicing before heading down to the hall. Emily introduced the assembly and showed a short film of some of the interviews an market activity that the children had collected over the weeks. A work…
Grand Union Canal Walk 13th July
Join us for a walk along the Grand Union Canal, watching the waterside wildlife as we go. We start at the entrance to the carpark of Wormwood Scrubs on Scrubs Lane (near junction with North pole Road) at 10 am on Saturday 13th July and walk through Wormwood Scrubs, along the towpath towards Ladbroke Grove. We will then visit the beautiful and historic Kensal Green Cemetery and return through St. Mary’s Cemetery and back along to Scrubs lane. We hope to see you soon! click on link below for poster with map! Grand Union Canal wildlife walk 13th july 13…
Drama at the Market!
Mid June: Practice, Practice Practice No, there hasn’t been a scandal. We are just rehearsing! We have spent the last two weeks working hard with Jules Tipton practicing our drama skills and creating tableaus for our end of project assembly. What fun! Last week we recapped all of the key events in Shepherd Bush market, from Mr Crowe buying land from the railway in 1914, new shops and stalls in the 1920’s and 30’s, to bombings in the second world war, rabbits for sale and then the enormous changes in diversity of people and goods from around the world throughout…
Interviews and Filming at Shepherd’s Bush Market
Yesterday was film day. Miles Coverdale Year 3 set off to Shepherd’s Bush Market with clipboards full of filming tasks; their challenge was to interview stall holders, shop keepers and visiting public to explore and capture stories of Shepherd’s Bush Market. Here are some photos of the day, taken by the children …… We interviewed many of the stall holders and shop keepers, learning of the stories of their families and how they came to work at the market. One shop holder told us of how horses were once kept under the arches, another how the market used to be…