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Yes.Werunfiveeverymonth,threeduringweekendsandtwoWednesdayafternoontrips.

Whatsortofplaces?

Well.Obviously,itvaries,butalwaysplacesofhistoricalinterestandalsowhichoffersavarietyofshopping,becauseourstudentsalwaysaskaboutthat.Andthenwegoforoneswhereweknowthereareguidedtoursbecausethisgivesagoodfocusforthevisit.

Doyoutravelfar?

Well,weareluckyhereobviouslybecauseweareabletosaythatallourvisitsarelessthanthreehoursdrive.

Howmuchdotheycost?

Againitvaries,between5and15poundsahead,dependingondistance.

Ahha

Ohandwedooffertoarrangespecialtripsif,youknow,therearemorethan12people.

Ohright.I’llkeepthatinmind.Andwhatarethetimesnormally?

Wetrytokeepitprettyfixedsothatthestudentsgettoknowthepattern.Weleaveat8.30a.m.andreturnat6p.m.Wefigureit’sbesttokeepthedayfairlyshort.

Ohyesandthenhowdowereserveaplace?

Yousignyournameonthenoticeboard.Doyouknowwhereitis?

Ahha.Isawitthismorning.

Andwedoaskthatyousignupthreedaysinadvancesoweknowwe’vegotenoughpeopleinterestedtorunitandwecancancelifnecessarywithfullrefundofcourse.

That’sfine.Thanks.

Andwhatvisitsubplanforthisterm?

Right.Well.I’mafraidtheschedulehasn’tbeenprintedoutyet.Butwehaveconfirmedthedatesandplanedtheoptionalextravisits,whichyoucanalsobookinadvanceifyouwantto.

Ohthat’sallright.AndifyoucanjustgivesomeideasoftheweekendonessoIcan,youknow,workoutthentoseefriendsandsuchI…

Ohsure.Well,errthefirstoneisSt.Ives.That’sonthe13thofFebruaryandwewillhaveonly16placesavailablebecausewe’regoingbyminibus.Andthat’sthedayintownwiththeoptionalextraofvisitingtheHepworthMuseum.

Allright.Yesah.Thatsoundsgood.

Andthenthere’saLondontriponthe16thofFebruary.Andwewillbetakingamediumsizecoachsotherewillbe45placesonthat.Andlet’sseetheoptionalextraistheTowerofLondon.

Oh,I’vealreadybeenthere.

Yam.AfterthatisBristolonthe3rdofMarch.

Where?

Bristol.B-R-I-S-T-O-L.

Okay.

That’sinadifferentminibuswith18placesavailable.OhandtheoptionalextraisvisittotheS.S.GreatBritain.

We’regoingtoSalisburyonthe18thofMarch.Andthat’salwaysthepopularonebecausetheoptionalextraisStonehenge.Sowe’retakingthelargecoachwith50seats.

Ohgood.

AndthenthelastoneistoBathonthe23rdofMarch.

Ohyes,isBaththeRomancity?

Yes,that’sright.Andthat’sinthe16seatsminibus.

Andwhere’stheoptionalvisit?

It’stotheAmericanMuseum,wellworthvisit.

Okay,that’sgreat.Andthanksallthat.

Mypleasure.Ohbytheway,ifyouwantmoreinformationaboutanyofthetrips,havealookinthestudentnewspaper.

Ok.

Orhaveawordwithmyassistant.HernameisJaneYentob.That’sY-E-N-T-O-B.

Allright.I’vegotthat.Thankyouverymuchforallyourhelp.

You’rewelcome.Ihopeyou’llenjoythetrips.

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sriverssupportedmorethan160watermillsandmanyofthesecontinuedtooperatewellintothenineteenthcentury.Butthenthesteamenginewasinventedandthentherailwayscameandthecentresofindustrywereabletomoveawayfromtheriversandthecountrysideandintothetowns.Soindustrialvillageslikethisonebecameveryrare.

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