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Ecton Hill Field Studies Association |
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This Hill is Alive |
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EHFSA |
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Booking your visit |
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EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATIONS Our courses match both present A level specifications and the new A level specifications from September 2008. The copper mine context is used to bring to life a variety of chemical and geological topics in the A level specifications in an exciting and memorable experience for Y12 and Y13 students. Practical work out-of-doors is a feature of all courses, with indoor option should the weather be too inclement. The variety of possible activities can be viewed in “Geology Workshops” and “Chemistry Workshops”. Many of these are readily adapted for GCSE courses. Visits are booked by mutual arrangement on weekdays and weekends during the year. The cost per student is kept to the minimum needed to cover the expenses of running the courses. The cost for A level courses is £10 per student, subject to a minimum charge of £100 per group. Two staff are required to accompany a group for which there is no charge. For every additional 10 students over 17 students another staff member may visit at no charge. i.e. There will be no charge for 4 staff members accompanying 37 students. (Don’t panic, the booking form calculates the charges.) Charges for courses relating to other school courses will depend on the content of the course. Please go to the: On-line booking page to book your visit. |
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A handy “flyer” containing all the essential information about educational courses and the programme for 2010 is available as a pdf document: |
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OTHER ORGANISATIONS—CHOOSE YOUR VISIT Visits for Geological Societies If you are organising a visit to the Manifold Valley with your own leader, you can arrange an easy and level underground visit, led by one of our Tutors, into the mine to see the main shaft and Ecton pipe, lasting about one hour. You can eat your packed lunch at the Centre. Afterwards, continue on your way. If you would prefer a visit organised by our Tutors, spending a couple of hours or most of the day around Ecton Hill and an underground visit as above, this can be arranged. Evening or daytime visits are possible. There is plenty of scope for geological observations at the superb fold sequence at Apes Tor, a few hundred metres away from the Centre. Changes in surface geology can be investigated in a walk over the hill and small samples of the minerals can be found on the mine tips. More details about the geology and the geological setting of Ecton Hill, aimed at teachers of A Level geology, are posted on this website under:”Geology Workshops”. Visits for Local History Groups It is possible to arrange a full day visit commencing with a tour of Buxton, with a registered Derbyshire Blue Guide in the morning, followed by lunch, and the afternoon at Ecton. The morning walk, starting about 10am -10.30am, would take in such historic features as The Crescent, The Opera House and Devonshire Hospital, all built with money from the Ecton mine. The afternoon activity includes an easy and level underground visit into the mine to see the main shaft and Ecton pipe as well as a surface tour of the Hill (moderately strenuous) where there is much evidence of past mine workings. Alternatively, a full day visit to the mine can be arranged, in which participants can learn about the history of the mine, take an underground visit into the mine as above with a more extensive tour of the hill to see the evidence of past mine workings. To arrange a Local History visit, please contact Rodney Collinge at: rodneynmargaret@btinternet.com. Visits for General Interest and Walking Groups Whole day visits (10.00 or 10.30am until 3.30 or 4.00 pm) Visits for adults or adults with children all include an easy and level underground visit into the mine to see the main shaft and Ecton pipe and tour of Ecton Hill. In addition, participants may collect mineral specimens from one of the mine waste tips. Depending on the aptitude and interest of participants, options include: the chemical testing of minerals, making “black powder” and the separation of minerals by panning and other methods. The activities can be selected, in advance, by discussion with the Tutors who will be in charge of the programme. See the Online booking page for 2009 or 2010. Shorter visits (half day) Shorter visits normally include an underground visit into the mine to see the main mine shaft and the Ecton pipe and a hill walk to see some of the evidence for mining activities. Some groups may include these in a walk from Hulme End, for instance. These visits are also suitable for adults or adults with children. See the Online booking page for 2009 or 2010 It is also possible to incorporate these in a visit to Ecton as part of a full-day walk organised by Sally Mosley Walks, including lunch at the centre. Details may be found on the Sally Mosley Walks website at: www.sallymosley.co.uk |
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We are now able to offer courses to both educational institutions and other organisations. The differing administrative requirements for these two types of course mean that separate procedures and documentation are necessary. These are described on this page and on the on-line booking page. For either type of course either use the appropriate on-line booking system or contact Eileen Barrett to discuss your requirements on: Eileen1Barrett@aol.com 01903883933 |