Thanks to continued support from the Wheler Foundation,
The Countryside Foundation for Education
was able to bring you the fourth Countryside Live North event
held on the Ledston Estate,
near Castleford in West Yorkshire.
on Wed 20 and Thurs 21 May 2009.

Enabling more children to benefit from a valuable
Learning Outside the Classroom experience.

As you will be aware the press are calling Human influenza A type H1N1, which has been circulating in Mexico and is now spreading, Swine Flu, but this strain of HINI does not appear to be present in pigs in the UK or anywhere else in the EU and there have been no reports of unusual disease in pig herds.

The Leeds DEFRA Office have advised us that there is currently nothing to worry about with regards to pigs spreading the disease, there are no restrictions on the movement or showing of pigs at present.

So we still plan to have a couple of pigs at the event, but of course will monitor the situation.

For the latest information please refer to the Health Protection Agency website and the DEFRA website

Being near the M62, M1 and just off the A1, the Ledston Estate
is in a prime position to attract Yorkshire schools.

Picture Slide Show

Teachers - Please download a copy of our
Guide for Teachers visiting countryside events involving schools here

Exhibitors - Please download a copy of our
Guide for Exhibitors participating in countryside events involving schools here

This day will complement the “Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto”, which was launched in November 2006, recognising the importance and value of learning outside the classroom for children and young people. Countryside Live provides a first class outdoor learning experience.

I hear and I forget
I see and I remember
I do and I understand

Countryside Live
The essence of outdoor learning

For free downloadable online resources please
refer to the Countryside Foundation for Education website
and also the Teaching Trees website

For farms to visit go to the Farms for Schools website