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Celtic Harmony Newsletter - Summer 2017
Striving For Better Opportunities In Herts The STRIVE Project is launched at Celtic Harmony Camp
In March we welcomed our first Strive participents Billy and James (pictured below working with Heritage Director Luca Parrella) who took part in a conservation activity. Participants learnt hands on woodland management tasks such as clearing the den building area, sowing grass seed on the meadow and maintaining the woodland sculptures. In partnersip with Hertfordshire County Council and 27 third sector organisations across the county, Celtic Harmony is taking part in the STRIVE Project, which provides one-to-one mentor support for participants, as well as a range of activities from Conservation to Archery, to develop workplace and social skills.
Strive Activities Start dates: Conservation 20 April 8 June 7 September
Archery
6 May 3 June 1 July 2 September
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Welcome to Summer This year we are welcoming even more school children and work experience participants to experience life in Ancient Britain, and improve self-esteem through hands-on heritage trips and courses. Our volunteer team is busy completing the new roundhouses, access pathway and the build on the new Prehistory Centre structure, to enable Celtic Harmony to provide a richer
learning experience of life in Ancient Britain and benefit an additional four thousand people per annum.
In order to make this happen, this year we will not be holding our usual events and festivals, however you can still visit the camp and help out on one of our Family Volunteer Days.
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Raising the Aspirations of Young People Heritage Director Luca Parrella has taken on two advisory roles, with Youth Connexions and Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), helping young people in Hertfordshire reach their full potential . He explains; “The Enterprise Advisor programme is to inspire and prepare young people for the fast changing world of work. This exciting pilot project is bringing together employers, government and educational institutions for the benefit of young residents living in Hertfordshire. My role as Employer Mentor with
Youth Connexions in partnership with the Careers and Enterprise Company is to mentor students in school years 8-10 (aged 12-15) who are at risk of disengaging from education. The programme aims to raise aspirations, improve educational attainment and a greater awareness of and motivation towards a career pathway.” The Enterprise Adviser programme in Hertfordshire is match funded by the Careers Enterprise Company and Hertfordshire LEP to improve the prospects of or workforce and residents of Hertfordshire.
North Herts College Work Experience Nine students participated in a four day plastering work experience course throughout March. The students completed daubing (celtic plaster) of the outside of four roundhouses, meaning all of our new roundhouses are now daubed! Art students from the college will be joining us in May to decorate the new roundhouses with Celtic Art.
Thanks to everyone who gave us their vote for the Tesco Bags of Help scheme.We have received £1000 which will go towards the finishing of the roundhouses as part of our education programme.
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Conservation Volunteers
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Volunteers meet every Monday and Thursday at Celtic Harmony Camp to help with tasks including woodland management and general maintenence of the Prehistory settlement.
Family volunteer days
The plan this summer: Decorating the roundhouses Making new benches Preparing the new toilet block Adding doors to all of the roundhouses. Refurbish the Bronze Age roundhouse. Grassland management Building new bird and bat boxes for next season.
FREE Prehistory Inset Days
Wednesday 3 May and Wednesday 5 July From 3.00 - 6.00pm. Giving teachers the knowledge and confidence to create a wow prehistory topic in the classroom.
Schools step into ancient Britain..
2017 has started with a busy Spring term, with over 4000 children taking part in hands-on days in Ancient Britain. “The experience enabled us to bring history to life with hands on, practical activities putting it all into context for the children”. Sharon Matear. Beechwood Primary School
We held our very first Family Volunteer Day on Saturday 11 March and it was great to see so many people of all ages, including Florence aged six, helping out clearing the den building area.
JUNE:
Saturday 3, 10am-1pm
JULY:
Saturday 22, 10am-1pm Saturday 29, 10am-1pm
AUGUST:
Saturday 5, 10am-1pm Saturday 12, 10am-1pm Saturday 19, 10am-1pm “Learning new skills and being able to get involved in a project which will benefit visitors”. Annette Evett Family volunteer
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Prehistory Activity Centre - Help create a legacy
Celtic Harmony is planning an amazing transformation to become an all year round facility and a beacon of learning in the field of prehistory, and we want you to be a part of it! Popularity and demand for Celtic Harmony’s award winning educational experiences is ever increasing. Last year 15,000 people
visited and the growing numbers of schools and community groups requested an all year round facility. The development of a Prehistory Activity Centre will enable us to extend the experiential learning indoors and work over the winter months. Heritage activites, prehistory exhibitions, indoor shows including; falconry, warrrior
displays and archery will be provided in this exciting new build. The Prehistory Centre Structure build will start this Summer to erect the structure, roof and pad foundations with the kind support of Rural Development Programme for England under Eastern Plateau and with a Barclays bank loan.
Artist’s impression of the Great Hall in the Prehistory Activty Centre
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Celtic Harmony is an award winning charity, providing hands-on cultural heritage education of ancient Britain to increase understanding of the natural world and create a more sustainable way of life for future generations. Charity No: 1156199