Foxton wins Highly Commended in the Working with children category for its work with partners,
http://www.wow4water.com/ and folk group Box a Holicks. the full story can be found at http://www.goleicestershire.com/see-and-do/leicestershire-heritage-forum-awards2012.aspx the competition was of a very high standard this year, in fact it gets better every year. we were very happy to be beaten by Ashby de la Zouch Museum - Kids' History Club, it is an excellent inshative.
At Foxton WoW volunteers prepare the ground and take children round the site, undertaking various activities including visiting a working boat, wildlife, and how the locks work. In the museum The Folk group perform 3 songs to help children remember the canals history and then the children look at the museum, it works very well and will get better every year.
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