Cleddau Reach Pupils Visit County Hall

Pupils from Cleddau Reach VC Primary School in Llangwm enjoyed an insight into local government this week. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The children from Year 5 toured County Hall in Haverfordwest and participated in a question and answer session in the Council Chamber, as part of their work on democracy. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The tour was led by the Chairman of Pembrokeshire County Council Cllr Tony Brinsden, and local County Councillor Michael John, who is also a school governor. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The pupils were also accompanied by Deputy Headteacher Sharon Woodward and LSAs Lisa Brock and Wendy Tamilia. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

They visited various departments before listening to a talk about the old Llangwm School by Mary Robinson from Pembrokeshire Archives, who read the pupils extracts from the headteacher’s logbooks dating from the early 20th century. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The class then took part in a lively discussion with Cllr Tony Brinsden and Cllr John in the Chamber, with questions ranging from ‘What’s been your most stressful debate?’ to ‘Is your job very hard?’ ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Mrs Woodward said the trip was a ‘fantastic experience’, and a good opportunity for the pupils to find out more about how democracy works locally. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Next week, the pupils will be learning about the next tier of government in a visit to the Senedd in Cardiff. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​