Crofton For Kids

In 2024, Crofton took part in AIM’s ‘New Stories, New Audiences’ grant project. There were two exciting aspects of our project.

Models & Learning Session

One of our volunteers designed a working, buildable model of our beam engine. A class set was produced and a learning session, packed with exciting demonstrations explaining the forces behind how the engines and pumps work, was developed, which is currently available for school and community groups to book. It’s a fun and enjoyable session!

Learning Session Page

Schools Enquiry Form

Did you know?

Volunteers put in 500 hours to this project! We are so grateful for all that they do!
Local artist Dru Marland created some artwork to accompany the project. Visit us at Crofton to see her painting of the station.

Videos

We partnered with four local schools, who each helped us create four short videos for kids. Each class visited Crofton for a guided tour, then met with our volunteers to dive into their topic. Afterwards they worked in groups to write a short script, deciding what they would say and how each point would be visualised.

Over May and June, each class spent a day at Crofton recording their scripts. One of our volunteers has edited this together for what you now see.

We Hope You Like The Videos

Burbage Primary School – The History Of The Station

St Katharine’s C of E Primary – How The Station Works

Gt Bedwyn C of E School – People Important To Crofton

Easton Royal Academy – The Restoration of Crofton

This project is funded through the Association of Independent Museum’s ‘New Stories New Audiences’ grant, supported through the National Lottery Heritage Fund.