Chester Canal Heritage Trust completes a major piece of work
The Chester Canal Heritage Trust has completed the ambitious projects to produce
· The Old Chester Canal - a history
and guide book
· An interactive DVD and CD ROM
· An interactive map
· Resource Boxes and Education Packs
You are invited to attend the launch event for "Exploring Canals - A Teaching Resource" which is taking place at Chester Town Hall on 15th March 2007
This exciting new resource contains practical ideas, historic documents, photographs of the past and present on the Chester Canal, guidance for organising visits and 31 study units, as well as help with finding more ideas, support and resources - all on a CD-rom.
It is coupled with a DVD of a story called 'The Swap', about children living and holidaying on The Chester Canal - a story with a strange twist!
Both are aimed at Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 in schools and can be used by community and other organisations
There will be a showing of the DVD, opportunity to see printed versions of the pack and a chance to look at other resources produced by the Trust.
Copies of the DVD and Teachers' Pack will then be distributed to every school in Cheshire and special Resource Boxes with a range of canal artefacts and other material will be available on loan from the Cheshire Schools' Library Service.
It may have been a small and brand new organisation, but the Chester Canal Heritage Trust set itself some pretty targets when it set out to promote the heritage of its local canal. That was over five years ago but now they can look back and see that all the hard work has been worthwhile.
