YOUNG pupils of Chorleywood Primary School will take part in the Chilterns Water Festival held in High Wycombe this weekend.

The annual event designed to celebrate and highlight the importance of water to both people and wildlife, is set to feature numerous local faces including Mr Terry Tyler, who currently runs the Chilterns' only watercress farm at Sarratt Bottom.

To mark the opening of the festival on Friday, June 21 children of the school in Stag Lane, Chorleywood will join pupils from primary schools throughout the Chilterns in a number of fun based games and activities including a educational water game using a bouncy castle and giant inflatable toilet seat, the measuring of flows in a stream using plastic ducks and the making of Roman food and mosaics.

Pupils will also be invited to demonstrate their acting abilities by performing in a special play written and co-ordinated to illustrate the relevance of water in everyday life.

The Water Festival is organised by the Chilterns Conservation Board and is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Local leading organisations providing support throughout the event include the Environment Agency, Countryside Agency, Thames Water, Three Valleys Water and Wycombe District Council as well as local organisations and communities.

Younger members of the Chiltern communities will be encouraged to join in the event on Saturday, as part of a free Family Day open to the public.

The day also held at The Rye in High Wycombe will once again feature fun and games for younger members of the family and stalls with local arts and crafts for adults.

Ms Julia Hall, Education Officer in the Thames region office of the Environment Agency, said: "We are committed to environmental education and believe that the Water Festival is a really fun way to get across some serious messages about using water wisely.

"We are delighted to be supporting it."

June 19, 2002 17:30