Following the success of the Stop Bengeo Quarry team’s campaigning last week, the Headteacher Mrs Starkiss invited Libby Mountford and Aska Pickering to talk to KS2 pupils at Bengeo Primary School.
Libby talked about why the residents and campaigners opposed the application for a quarry in such close proximity to the school and houses, and why she, as the Governor of the School, was keen to be involved in the campaign.
Aska told the pupils about how she believed the success of the campaign depended on the combined effort of many residents, experts, and children living in Bengeo and the Hertford area. She also talked about the beginning of the campaign and the importance of not giving up when things don’t look too easy.
At the end children watched one of the short films from Bengeo Field Fun Day in the school grounds last summer. When asked to vote for the preferred event to celebrate the community getting together to protect the Bengeo Field, the pupils overwhelmingly voted for the Bengeo Field Fun Day, although the Bengeo Field Challenge/Treasure Hunt also received some votes.
Thank you to the pupils of Bengeo Primary School for being such wonderful hosts and thanks to Mrs Starkiss and all the school staff for being so supportive throughout the last year of campaigning.
