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War and Peace Show Pronounced Success by Kent School Children
The 29th annual War and Peace Show once again
welcomed school children from across Kent recently for its annual
Schools' Day.
The Schools' Day - which was launched in 2010 - was the
brainchild of the War and Peace Show owner, Rex Cadman, with support from the
then Cabinet Member for Education at Kent County Council, Mark Dance. Passionate about giving the children the
opportunity to learn outside of the classroom in appropriate settings, Mark welcomed
the co-operation with The War and Peace Show in bringing history to life: "As
the War and Peace Show is so varied - not just tanks but planes, cars, people,
all bringing the world wars to life - it gives the young people something to
reflect on, a real living history."
The inaugural Schools' Day in 2010 welcomed nearly 1,500
school children, while 2011 saw a little less due to it being the last day of
term.
A full programme of activities and demonstrations is created
each year by experts in their field to help stimulate the youngsters' thirst
for knowledge and history. These include wartime rations, Home Guard, trench
warfare and anti-aircraft, dance and lifestyle and living history
presentations.
Hundreds of letters have been received from the school
children, thanking The War and Peace Show for the day. Favourite exhibits included the Lancaster bomber, the
wartime food and catering demonstrations, the tanks and the trenches: "My favourite was when I got to hold the real
rifle"; "It was so cool when the tanks drove around going up hills. My
favourite part was the Battle of Britain; I learnt a lot from the past"; "I
liked the man who told us about what food the army had to eat at war - it was
so fun it was a fantastic day"; "I enjoyed learning about the weapons used in
the 1st World War and the 2nd World War. Thank you for
the wonderful day out."
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