The Jarrow Crusade
By Lucy Coles
The Jarrow
Crusade Diary
Dear Diary
It’s the morning of the march to
London; I’m very keen to get it done.
We can’t survive on £1.50 a week so
we need more money. At 10 o’clock
we are setting off. Thank goodness we
have supplies on the bus that’s
following us. We have a box filled with
12,000 signatures.
When we got to Barnsley they offered
us steam baths for us to rest in and the
baths were lovely. Then we went to
Wakefield and we were allowed to sleep
in the church. It wasn’t the best sleep I
had but it was better than in the rain
outside. A bishop even blessed us on the
way.
After the co-op mended our shoes, my
shoes felt more comfortable than ever.
We were given food and shelter all the
way.
After our long journey we reached
London on the 31st of October. Stanley
Baldwin was the Prime Minster.
Dear diary
Today is the jolliest day I’ve had for ages! I must be
with two hundred other men. It is putting me in a
great mood, everyone is playing the harmonica while
we all walk 300 miles to London! We will be resting
any minute in the bus which has sleeping mats and
cooking supplies for us, can’t wait to write again!
Dear diary
Time is speeding on and days have passed.
Everyone seems to be getting more dozy every
second, but we’ve just made a stop at the Barnsley
Steam Baths. Seriously, it feels like a spa in here!
I’ve never felt more hygienic! And guess what the
best part is . . we get to stay here for a nice
pleasing rest. I couldn’t be more delighted! Oh I
do wish my family could join me here, they would
love it!
Dear diary
It has been such a pleasing journey. We stayed
at a church to sleep and got our shoes fixed at
Leicester Co-Op. Everything has been right as
rain . .until now. The prime minister refuses to
see us because he doesn’t believe anything we
have to say! I can’t believe a good memory
ends so sadly, and I really thought I would be
able to get a job.
He isn’t much of a Prime Minster if he
refused to see us! But luckily, we got a
train ride home!
Alex Preece Yr6
DT is a subject that teaches pupils life skills for the future, it also
helps students to be aware of the dangers of tools like saws and
knives etc. Recently, Year 6 have made historical movements using
wood and various other materials. For example, myself, Albie and
Alex made a guillotine. Children are put in groups which teaches
them to work together. Personally, myself and Albie argued a lot but
in the end we were successful!
Earlier in the year we also made space pods- the aim was to create a
practical pod for an astronaut to live in. It also had to sustain the
rugged terrain of Mars. We also created a leaflet to advertise our
models for this project using our English skills. We worked by
ourselves. All the students made unique models.
Luca Maude and Albert Lawrie
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