Youngsters at a Great Sutton primary school were given the chance to turn newspaper reporter following a trip to the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port.

The Year 1 pupils from Meadow Primary School had a fascinating time exploring the acclaimed tourist attraction during a visit which was organised as part of their Home Sweet Home topic.

When they got back to the classroom, they were asked to turn their memorable experience into a newspaper report.

To create a real purpose for the writing assignment, the school turned it into a competition and invited Chronicle editor Michael Green to judge the best pieces from each of the two classes who took part.

The two chosen by the editor were as follows:

Roxanne Davis from the Wrens group wrote: ‘We went to the museum and first we had a snack. We went on the boat and we saw a swan. We had a look around and after that we had lunch. We dressed up and we saw our houses. We went home and I loved it.”

Jack Woods from the Robins group wrote: Last Friday, we went to the boat museum. Firstly we had a snack and had a chat. Next we dressed up. Then we saw a narrowboat and there was not much space. After that, we saw our house. Then we had lunch. After lunch, we played with building blocks. We went on a narrowboat and we saw a swan.”

Pioneer editor Michael Green said: “The children obviously had a great time visiting the museum. Jack and Roxanne’s reports stood out because they realised the importance of adding detail which always helps the reader get more of an idea of what the trip must have been like.”