Lincolnsfields Day 2

 Day 2!

After a reasonable night’s sleep, we rose ready for a breakfast of cereal and beans on toast. We then split into 2 groups and began the Children at War experience, which was a brilliant experience. We learnt about the life of people in the war and items they would have in their houses.

We discovered the ways people grew their own food in their victory gardens, how they had Anderson shelters in the gardens, and how the children would be taught at school, and taught how to work with their street to put out house fires.

 

We also had a war veteran teach us about life in the war, the blitz, talk us through museum objects and show us how heavy the weapons (a perfectly safe replica) and sacks were that the military would have used. 

After lunch, we went to the woods to compete in groups to find and name flags of the world (we all did very well!). We also had the chance to enjoy some parachute games.

After dinner, we were surprised with the chance to ride in a military jeep which was used in Normandy in the 1940s. We then enjoyed toasting marshmallows over a campfire in the woods. Finally, we returned to the dorms, packed up some items, got ready for another movie night, and celebrated the birthday of a member of the class with some birthday cake provided by their family.