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The Lady with the lamp visits Belmont Grosvenor

6th March 2010

Pupils from two North Yorkshire primary schools will be travelling back in time to the days of the Crimean War when the ‘Lady with the Lamp’ pays them a visit! Youngsters from Belmont Grosvenor School, an independent prep school on the outskirts of Harrogate, and Meadowside County Primary School, in Knaresborough, will be having a history lesson with a difference when Florence Nightingale drops by. Harrogate-based theatre company Tempus Fugit is spending the afternoon at Belmont Grosvenor School bringing the inspiring story of the famous Victorian nurse to life. Year 2 pupils from Meadowside are joining with Year 2 pupils from Belmont Grosvenor for the special hour-long history lesson, during which children will be called on to get involved by dressing up as soldiers and nurses during the Crimean War. Acting Deputy Headteacher at Belmont Grosvenor School, Pam Dight, said she was delighted pupils from Meadowside – Belmont Grosvenor’s partner school – could enjoy the Tempus Fugit visit too. The partnership, started four years ago under a scheme called Building Bridges, has seen pupils from both schools share a range of visits and activities. “Year 2 pupils here at Belmont Grosvenor and Meadowside are currently learning about Florence Nightingale and we thought it was a good opportunity for us to get together with our partner school and invite Tempus Fugit to perform. “It is an added dimension to learning for the pupils, allowing them to get really involved by dressing up and joining in. The children become part of the performance and it brings the topic to life for them,” she said.

Miss Vicky Kinsell, Year 2 teacher at Meadowside County Primary School, said: “Through this project children have had the chance to experience new things and make new friends, and teachers are able to share and expand their schools through cross-school meetings,” she said. During the hour-long workshop actor Suzy Wilson, who runs Tempus Fugit with her husband Robert, takes the part of Florence Nightingale, calling on pupils to become her fellow nurses and soldiers, as she explains the conditions endured in hospitals during the Crimean War.