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Spring 2022

4/6/2022

So, with a spring in our step and the sun on our face we enter a new season, and what better time to look back over the last few months and take stock.
There have been many Schools which PPP have delivered workshops and interactive presentations to, in conjunction with Time Travel Education.
There are to many to list so here are a small selection of images from the last few months:

Teach Meet History Icons 26 March 2022

Kent February 2022

Autumn 2021

Nottingham Dec 2021

Two World Wars in one day. PPP are happy to offer this service at multi period topic days to KS 2.

KS 3 Pupils and Sgt Parsons at the end of a VR Workshop day in November .

Sgt Parsons safely demonstrating the Short Magazine Lee Enfield Rifle to students, no need to put fingers in the ears!

NO pyrotechnics used in this or any other demonstration.

Ysgol y Gwernant North Wales, March 2022.

PPP First Welsh speaking School. A real joy to have the opportunity to work in this lovely setting.

Winter 2021 Update

2/22/2021

Whilst writing this we find ourselves in another national lockdown.
Therefore, PPP is delighted to offer on line WW1 sessions via a Schools preferred virtual learning platform. All sessions are delivered from this 1917 bunker.

If you are interested in this service, please simply use the contact form on this website and PPP will get straight back to you.

With the return of Schools in September 2020, came the return of demand for the services of PPP to all key stages in schools in all areas of the UK.
Armed with a very strong COVOD 19 Risk Assessment PPP was delighted to present to the following Schools between September and December 2020.

Cundall Manor School, North Yorkshire.

North Mead Primary Academy Leicester.

The Village Prep School Hampstead North London.

Tinsley Meadows Primary Academy Sheffield.

Farnborough Road Academy, Southport.

Farnborough Road Academy Nottingham.

All Saints School York.

Habadasher’s Askes Boys School Hertfordshire.

Greenway Academy Hull.

St Augustine’s Hammersmith.

John Hampden Primary Oxfordshire.

St Lawrence Primary, Northamptonshire.

Winter 2020 update.

2/10/2020

PPP is pleased to announce that it is now five years since we began delivering performances, workshops for schools and guiding Battlefield tours in liaison with Time Travel Education.
Although winter may be quite harsh in some areas, it hasn’t seen a freezing over of quality hands on workshops for Schools and educational facilities over these cold months.

The new scenery was unveiled this January and with it marks a new chapter to the PPP workshops. In conjunction with Time Travel Education, Virtual Reality workshops can now be booked at timetraveleducation.co.uk/360-vr/

New Scenery is revealed.

The first battlefield tour of 2020 has been completed with Studley High School. A very cold Tyne Cott Cemetery was one of the locations visited over the three-day period. It was also the chance to deliver a WW1 mining presentation at Hill 60 and reveal the new props which allow students to enjoy the unique hands on approach to learning which PPP prides itself on.

“Flanders Jock”, Damien, piping Studley School into Remy Sidings Cemetery.

Some Schools who have enjoyed a workshop already in 2020.

Kirkby Stephen Grammar School Cumbria.

Mayflower Primary, East London.

Willow Tree Primary, Northolt.

Hodgeson Academy, Lancashire.

Spring Summer update 2019

7/10/2019

As this academic year draws to a close and summer holidays loom, it is a timely reminder to all post and perspective customers to Parsons Period Presentations, of the achievements delivered over the last few months.

These have ranged from workshops in primary, secondary Schools and Universities to Battlefield Tours of the Western Front for KS 1,2 3 and 4.
So please take a few moments to review some images from the last few months.

Thiepval Memorial to the missing, Somme.

Mid Winter Update:

2/12/2019

Autumn action has turned into a winter wonderland of work, PPP has been enjoying a full and fun packed few months.

Take a minute to see some of the bookings that PPP have delivered, including historical workshops and presentations to over the last few months.

St Josephs School Battlefield Tour Ypres November

Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey) September

The Great War Debate London November 2018

Fort Nelson September

Beswick School Jan 2019

Bourne HallSep 18

Half Moon Pub Sep 18

Harrow Arts Centre Nov 18

Nafferton Primary School Sep-Oct 18

TTE Filming Sep

An underage recruit?

St Mary's, October 18

Boer War Bill October 18

January 2019

Imingham, Dec 18

Sep 18

Sharpes School Nov 18

Sirius Academy Hull, Dec 18

St Anne's School Jan 19

Summer seasonal update

8/19/2018

The Schools might be out for summer, but PPP has been as busy as ever.

Please take a moment to see where PPP has been delivering highest quality presentations to Schools, Museums and the general public over the past weeks.

Working on an exiting new filming project..... More to follow soon

Billingham Teesside

Royal British Legion memorial home, Somerset

Scarborough Castle

Battlefield tour guiding with Blind Veterans UK

York Army Museum

Spring Success for PPP

5/3/2018

Parsons Period Presentations has been delighted to have presented at the following venues.

This Spring has also seen some exceptional enjoyment over the past few months in terms of Battlefield tour guiding.

Guiding GCSE EDEXCEL history students to the Battlefields of the Western front. In conjunction with Time Travel Education has been a great experience.

School loan boxes, as well as the full day historical workshops are still proving as popular as ever.

Film work has featured high on PPP agenda, with the release of Journeys End. Private Parsons has hit the big screen again with the release of this blockbuster!

Ladies group Kingston upon Hull

WW1 EDEXCEL History workshop

Battlefield tour guiding

Battlefield tour guiding

Battlefield tour guiding

Teach meet Hull

Teach meet Chester

Blackpool, Somme Association

Beamish living history museum

Journeys End

A Wonderful Winter

1/3/2018

Parsons Period Presentations (PPP) has been enjoying a steady winter of work in November and early December.
PPP has been presenting and performing at the following venues:

Chavasse House Liverpool

Crosslee Primary School Manchester

The Regimental Museum of the Yorkshire Regiment.

St Benet Biscop Academy Tyne and Wear.

An Eventful October

11/1/2017

Parsons Period Presentations (PPP) has been enjoying a particularly eventful October.
Firstly, as the historical advisor to an MOD ran WW2 battlefield study of Southern Italy. Guiding from the beaches of Paestrum (South of Salerno), up to the Monastery of Monte Cassino over a period of five days

A veteran of the landings at Paestrum September 1943, proudly sharing her picture as a child held in the arms of some of the “GI’s” of the 36th Texas Division.

Monte Cassino

As can be seen in these pictures, the tour was a great success.

It began in mid-September with a study day, that saw the usual PPP hands on history approach for all those taking part.

In addition to the above tour Parsons Period Presentations have been involved in reviewing and marketing the following books:

Firstly “Soldier On”.
www.amazon.co.uk/Soldier-Personal-Experiences-Crewman-Lancers/dp/1782825479

This is the personal account of Sam Knowles, a tank crewman of the 16th/5th Lancers during the Italian Campaign of World War Two. This is a particularly useful primary resource account, from a Soldier’s perspective of the Battles around Monte Cassino.

Secondly “Her Heart of Survival and Hope”

The author of this work is a young lady who served with me on Operations ten years ago. It tells the story of a young veteran of conflict that suffers domestic abuse.

www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Heart-Survival-Hope-Domestic/dp/1973137909/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509542411&sr=8-1&keywords=Her+Heart+of+Survival+and+Hope

For more information on these books follow the above links.

Awesome August

9/3/2017

Parsons Period Presentations (PPP) has had an Awesome August. Even in the School holiday season, PPP is still very busy. Please be sure to remember that here at PPP, delivering quality hands on historical presentations isn’t limited to term time!

Please see a sample of what PPP has delivered in August.

Cpl and young Pte Parsons presenting at Scarborough Castle with English Heritage.

Bells cast in memory of First World War battles near Ypres were on show for the final time, at the Great Dorset Steam Fair, before being transported to the Belgian town.
St George's Memorial Church in Ypres was built to honour tens of thousands of servicemen who died, but funds ran out before bells were fitted.
The eight new bells were on show at the Great Dorset Steam Fair before being installed in the church in September.
The bells were commissioned by a group of English bell-ringers, who raised more than £195,000 from public and charitable donations.
The set was transported on 22 August from Loughborough foundry, John Taylor & Co, on two World War One era lorries.
The vehicles will left England on 29 August before participating in the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate the following day.

St George's, an Anglican church, was built in 1927 for the community of the Imperial War Graves Commission which had sprung up in the Belgian town, but the bell tower has stood empty since.

The Bells were escorted by an honour Guard led by Private Parsons and colleagues from the 10th Essex and Royal West Kent Regiment living history groups.