New Brighton Primary School
Lifeboats on call project
This term we have been thrilled to see the culmination of a project with the Wallasey photographic society and the crew of New Brighton Lifeboat Station.
A talented group of our Year 6 writers have been working with their teacher, Mr John Jones, to develop their writing skills by interviewing members of our local lifeboat crew.
We were invited by Bob Warwick of the Wallasey Amateur Photographic Society to take part in the project to show a year in the life of the lifeboat team. The children began the project with a visit to school from Mark Harding, who is , like all members of this talented team, a volunteer who gives his time to help those in distress.
The children produced numerous pieces of writing for this project, all of which were inspired by the lives and work of our local lifeboat crew. The children were lucky enough to visit New Brighton lifeboat station and learn about the equipment used and what the crew do when on call. They also interviewed Mark Harding to find out about his involvement with the R.N.L.I and what it takes to be a Lifeboat volunteer. This visit and interview, along with some fantastic pictures taken by Wallasey Amateur Photographic society, provided writing opportunities for this talented group.
Staff, from school,were delighted to attend the opening of the exhibition and were proud when a poem, written by Abigail Sefton, was read out. Councillor Alan Jennings, the Mayor of Wirral, who attended the opening ceremony, was so impressed with the quality of the children’s work that he extended an invitation to visit him in his chambers at Wallasey town hall. New Brighton Primary writing club are looking forward to this visit and to producing an article for the school magazine about their trip. They would also like to express their thanks to Bob Warwick and all at New Brighton lifeboat station for involving them in this project.
The exhibition can be viewed at The Williamson Art Gallery until 5th April
Lifeboat poem.
The crashing waves roar on the river,
The deafening sound sends a shiver,
The lonely sailor grips the tiller,
A horrendous wave is such a killer.
The cold winds blow,
The sharp waves sigh,
The gasping sailor send a cry.
By
Abigail Sefton, aged 11.