Okay so not quite amongst, more walking around the edges, but in terms of the families’ interest in and engagement with the monument they were really ‘in there’.

It was the first time that most of the children and a lot of their parents had been to Stonehenge, despite living only a few miles away. The project was set up to give children from army families the chance to explore this local landscape, and for their parents (in this case mainly mums) to be able to share an experience with their children that is fun, and educational in an informal sense.

Some of the families don’t have their own transport and several have partners posted abroad, so living on Bulford Camp, although only a few miles away can be fairly restrictive in terms of exploring the local landscape - hence the need for the project.

We were given a tour by the National Trust team, shared ideas about what the monument was for and the role that the different parts played, and the children tried on helmets from WW2, linking with the postcards of Stonehenge during the wars that Laura from Salisbury Museum shared with us last week.

Next week its the last session back at school, so more making and exploring to come…. probably something messy and tactile, reflecting on our experiences at Stonehenge and   the interests expressed by the group.