2017 News Archive
Children dive in to hands-on learning
November 30, 2017
What happens when you mix dirty water with 60 eight and nine-year-olds? This was the question faced by Education Officers from the Rochester Bridge Trust when they visited Meopham Community …
Children take on water filter challenge
November 21, 2017
Children have enjoyed some hands-on learning as they found out how the water in our homes is filtered for drinking. Thirty nine and ten-year-olds at St Helen’s School, Cliffe, had …
Future bridge builders help open exhibition about the past
November 1, 2017
Children helped celebrate the opening of a major exhibition in the best way possible – by learning through play. Bridge Works is a new exhibition that shares more than 2,000 …
Winning artists are Bridging Medway
October 12, 2017
Art and bridges have been celebrated with two awards ceremonies. The finalists of the Bridging Medway competition were invited to participate in exhibitions of their work, before the winners were …
Exhibition to reveal mysteries of Bridge Works
October 6, 2017
A new exhibition will unveil the mysteries of one of the country’s oldest charities. The Rochester Bridge Trust has provided and maintained crossings of the River Medway for more than …
Engineering education should begin in primary school
November 24, 2017
A new report has again exposed the failure of the UK education system to promote engineering as a career. Issued by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, it found that engineering …