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We support the following charity
Hospice in the Weald
Hospice in the Weald
Maidstone Road
Pembury
Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN2 4TA
Telephone: 01892 820500
Fax: 01892 820520
Email:
enquiries@hospiceintheweald.org.uk |
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Charity No.280276
A Company limited by guarantee in England No. 1499846 |
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Stonell
in the Community
“Stonell Goes Back
to School”
Stonell, a national natural stone flooring company, went
back to school this month, namely Paddock Wood Primary School near
it’s Kent warehouse and
showroom. They were invited in to do a talk on stone and rocks by Year
3 Primary School Teacher Elaine Hall.
Liz May and Anna Vidler, the Kent Showroom Manager, spent
the morning with more than 90 school children aged seven
and eight, showing them photographs about how each type of
stone is formed, quarried, cut into tiles and how it is used
in buildings.
We showed them a video of how slate is split by hand
and how limestone is extracted. In order to explain Sedimentary
Rocks we showed them a bottle of Apple Juice which had
sediment at the bottom. Part of the session included
a quiz were each child was given two samples of stone
and had to guess the stone type from a choice of sandstone,
granite, basalt, marble, travertine and limestone by
placing it on the appropriate table.
Liz said: “I also present a RIBA approved CPD seminar on natural stone
flooring and it struck me as very impressive that many of these young children
knew as much about stone as some of the architect’s practices I visit.”
Liz said: “It was an absolute pleasure to be able to encourage these youngsters
to learn about natural stone. To our amazement, the children listened intently
and this was demonstrated by some the questions they asked at the end which were
surprisingly challenging”.
Stonell received over 30 thank you letters from the pupils,
many featuring pictures of volcanoes and seascapes. One of the school children wrote to Liz afterwards
saying: “I did not know that the moon is made of rocks…because I
do not know much about the moon. I am now very interested in rocks and stones.” Stonell
also donated over 180 stone samples to the school for their continuing project
work on natural stone as part of the company’s involvement in the local
community. For Architect’s Practices willing to take up the challenge and
book a CPD lunchtime seminar on Natural Stone Flooring, please email liz.may@stonell.com
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complimentary samples email or call freephone
0800 083 2283 |
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Expert advice on stone flooring, please contact
your nearest showroom |
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