Discovery Trails
The Arts Society Royal Leamington Spa have now produced four “Discovery Trails” for local churches. These trails are designed for children of Primary School age and consist of a set of questions which lead them around the building.
For children, discovering a place of worship, an historic building or town through art, artefacts and social history can be inspiring. To date, our Society has only produced trails for places of worship. The most recent is of St Mark’s, Milverton, Leamington Spa.
Some other Societies have also created trails for people living with dementia. These are are designed to evoke memories and prompt conversations with family or carers.
St Mark’s, Milverton
A group of Brownies from St Mark’s Church, Milverton, was the first to use the latest trail produced by The Arts Society, Royal Leamington Spa.
The Victorian church was originally designed by George Gilbert Scott Junior but has been much altered to fit with changing needs.
The trail was created by Rosemary Jewel-Clark, Anne Roberts, Pat Whorton and Edwina McConville. They received encouragement and support from the vicar, Rev Joanna Parker and Ros Davies, the Children and Families Work Coordinator.
The Brownie pack, with their leaders, enthusiastically used their skills of observation and asked questions as they looked for information and items around the church. One Brownie was heard to say ‘This is really good fun’!
The new materials are now a gift from The Arts Society to the church, and will be available for use by visiting groups, schools and visitors to the church.
