School turns out plaques for Dales

PUPILS have created special plaques to mark a long-distance trail that runs through the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Jul 2010, 10:58 BST

The youngsters, aged 12 and 13, from Holmfirth High School in Holmfirth, near Huddersfield, decided they wanted to produce a series of small plaques for the Dales Way as part of their design and technology coursework.

The results of their work are now on show over the entire length of the trail's route through the National Park.

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Some of the plaques just contain the letters "DW" while others tell walkers they are approaching landmarks or offer encouragement.

David Manning, the school's head of design and technology, said he was doing aluminium casting as a project in the lower school and the children had to come up with ideas for Dales Way plaques, which they then made. "It went down very well and they are really proud of their work."

National Park Authority Interpretation Officer Karen Griffiths said:"They have come up with some excellent designs which our area rangers have now fixed onto new gates and stiles they have been putting up along the Dales Way within the National Park."

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