St Albans primary school pupils enjoyed a summer treat when they travelled by train for an afternoon picnic in Bricket Wood.
St Peter’s Primary School teacher Lesley Wilson arranged the trip with London Midland, allowing over two hundred children and accompanying adults to take the train from St Albans Abbey.
The school worked with London Midland and Hertfordshire County Council in 2009 to revamp St Albans Abbey station. Community artist Emily Fuller worked with the children to design a series of railway-themed mosaics as part of a £230,000 makeover.
Mrs Wilson said: “This was a great end of term treat which the whole school enjoyed enormously. The children made dens, created art from natural materials and generally just played in the woods in the way that children used to play in times gone by but perhaps don’t always get a chance to nowadays.
"We are so grateful to London Midland who helped make this a fantastic end to a very successful year for St Peter’s."
