Iron age fun.

Some people just have a brilliant way of passing on their passion and knowledge. They actually enjoy being with children and helping them discover something. Whether that be the sharing their love of the past, unlocking the magic of numbers or maybe a being able to make  music.

We were wonderfully lucky to experience that today. As part of our ongoing involvement with The Rockingham Forest Trust, their fab rangers and the lovely Liz we have spent the best couple of hours being immersed in Celtic life. Learning their crafts, about their lives and communities and fighting like them too.

Need a cuppa!

Have had a positive day with everone at iflow today (but neeeeed a cup of tea now!) and it made me remember our trip the other week.

Through iflow we have been really lucky to have made contact with some fabulous community groups and people and over the past year we have been working with the rockingham forest trust on an Iron age project. We have made and  displayed work for their new discovery centre at Stanwick Lakes and been invited along to several interesting talks and walks.

making "cats"

not sure what they are doing here!

Ah! A young Celt

My little roman

homemade roman helmet

listening intently

coins 

bashing their tin coins

very heavy hammer

the finished coin

Our last trip out was to daub a reconstruction of an iron age roundhouse and an afternoon with a storyteller and crafter.  And a fabulous day was had by all!