What is a Veteran? Why Should I Remember?

As part of  Veterans Celebrations 2008, schools throughout the city were invited to take part in this years' Veteran's Day celebration schools competition: What is a Veteran? Why should I remember?

The aim was to produce a dvd, answering the question: What is a Veteran? Why should I remember?

On Wednesday 23 April, young people from patricipating schools, had an opportunity to interview Veterans at Wollaton Hall. They had a chance to speak with different types of Veterans, hear their personal stories and ask questions about their experiences. Their findings were used to produce their DVD.

This years winning school was Ellis Guilford School & Sports College.

The winning DVD was showcased at Wollaton Hall's Yard Gallery from 17 June - 13 July, as part of a wider What is a Veteran? Whay should I remember? exhibition.

Details of the 2009 Veterans Schools competiton can be found below:

Ready, Steady, Wartime Cook! - £250 for the winning school: Open to pupils in years 5 & 6, to take part in this competition entrants are required to research domestic rations, ration packs and design a menu using the information they discover. The finalists will have the opportunity to cook the food on their menus in a real Army Field Kitchen at Wollaton Park and the winning menu will be judged by a military panel.

For further details please download the Ready, Steady, Wartime Cook! competition poster by clicking here.

Wollaton's Wartime Garden - £250 for the winning school: Open to pupils in years 7 & 8 , entrants to this competition are tasked with the job of designing a garden that reflects alife during World War II. The winning garden design will actually be created in Wollaton Park!

For further details please download the Wollaton's Wartime Garden competition poster by clicking here.

It's a Knockout! competition - £250 for the winning school: Open to pupil's in years 10 & 11, schools are invited to enter teams into next year's exciting and invigorating team building comepition! With activities such as paintballing, canon run and climbing tower it's sure to be a fantastic day out!

For further details please download the It's a Knock Out! schools competition poster by clicking here.

For more details on any of the schools competitions listed, please contact:
Helena Cresswell – Outdoor Education Coordinator
Sport, Outdoor & Environmental Education Team, College Street Centre, Nottingham, NG1 5AQ
Tel: 0115 947 6202 ex 245 Fax: 0115 941 1073
Email: helena.cresswell@collegest.org.uk