Thursday 21 January 2010

Design and Technology




For the next 6 weeks I will be taking part in a design and technology workshop, every week I will post on here what I did!
WEEK 1 - HATS
This week we had to make a hat that told R our names and 1 of our hobbies (I picked music), it also had to be adjustable.
HOMEWORK - Fill in the planning sheet we were given.
WEEK 2 - CUBES
We made paper cubes, so we could see what it is like making the same thing using different materials next week we are going to make cubes out of wood).
HOMEWORK - Design something to go on top of our toys ( that we are going to start making next week!)

Wednesday 13 January 2010

TIMELINE FOR RAF ( Royal Air Force) NOCTON HALL




1902 - Norman Hodgson takes control of the hall.


1917 - Norman allowes the hall to be utilised as a convalescent home for American Officers wounded in action.


1919 - The estate is sold to W.H. Dennis.


1936 - The estate is sold again, this time becoming property of Smith's Potato Crisps.
WW2

The hall was leased out to the Americans for an army clearing station.

1946 - The Royal Air Force chose Nocton Hall for its permanent military hospital for Lincolnshire.
1947 - The hall was used as the living quarters for the female officers of the RAF medical staff.
May 1957 - The hall opened its maternity wing.
1983 - The military closed the hospital.
1984 - Nocton Hall was leased to the US Armed Forces, this time as a wartime contingency hospital.
1995 - The hall was handed back to the British Government.
The hall was later turned in to a residential home.
On Sat 24 Oct 04 the Hall was set a light by a unknow arsonist.