Pupils at Kingsway Infants School given firefighting masterclass

11:00am Saturday 16th February 2013 in News Photograph of the Author By Ben Endley, Senior reporter

Pupils given firefighting masterclass Pupils given firefighting masterclass

Children in Watford got the chance to learn from the professionals how 17th century firefighters would have battled the Great Fire of London this week.

Around 60 six and seven-year-olds from Kingsway Infants School were given a masterclass by firefighters Watford’s blue watch after which they got the chance to douse a mini cardboard recreation of housing in London.

School business manager Fiona Mannaring said: "It was lovely, the children all enjoyed it and the parents had a good time too."

Comments(1)

Roy Stockdill says...
2:09pm Sat 16 Feb 13

I hope nobody was being serious about this, as the kids wouldn't have learned very much! Surely firefighters DIDN'T tackle the Great Fire of London since a large part of the city burned down!!!

Report this post »

click2find

About cookies

We want you to enjoy your visit to our website. That's why we use cookies to enhance your experience. By staying on our website you agree to our use of cookies. Find out more about the cookies we use.

I agree