Saint Philip’s School at Middlewood Locks

On the day before the Middlewood Locks Fest, St Philip’s CE Primary School joined us in welcoming two boats into Middlewood Locks – “Spey” and “Sunny Afternoon” 

Paul instructing pupils in the working of balance beams
Tom answering questions of the history of the “Spey”
Tom explaining the meaning of “Winding Hole”
Paul assisting pupils to move the balance beam
Another view of the lock mechanism
Tom taking questions
Waterway themed artworks produced by the pupils assisted by June from Islington Mill
More of the waterway themed artworks
June from Islington Mill hanging the artworks
More of the waterway themed artworks
More of the waterway themed artworks