On 5 December, Year 6 travelled to Blists Hill to enjoy a day of Victorian life and activities. We arrived at school to collect our sandwiches, crisps and a drink before heading off. Once we arrived, we were greeted by a police officer in Victorian costume who sang me Happy Birthday!

We got into our groups, and we had our Victorian school experience, where we learnt about the punishments, including the cane! After that, we entered the sweet shop, where lots of people spent their £10 budget and learnt about the sugar-packed boiled sweets which were very expensive, as sugar was not cheap back in the Victorian times. Next, we ventured to the candlemaker, who was making candles out of tallow.

Just before we had our lunch, we went on a visit to the chip shop, in which the chips were wrapped in newspaper. After our lunch, we learnt about the printer shop and how nearly every poster we saw in the Victorian town was printed right there in the printers!

In the gift shop, we were all spending our last minutes before departure looking at all the wonderful gifts on the shelves. As we got on the bus, we waved our goodbyes as our trip unfortunately had to come to an end!

By Jaiden, 6C