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Yes,werunfiveeverymonth:

threeduringweekendsandtwoWednesdayafternoontrips.

Whatsortofplaces?

Well,obviouslyitvaries,butalwaysplacesofhistoricalinterestandalsowhichofferavarietyofshopping,becauseourstudentsalwaysaskaboutthat...andthenwegoforoneswhereweknowthereareguidedtours,becausethisgivesagoodfocusforthevisit.

Doyoutravelfar?

Well,we'

reluckyhere,obviously,becausewe'

reabletosaythatallourvisitsare

lessthanthreehoursdrive.

Howmuchdotheycost?

Againitvaries-betweenfiveandfifteenpoundsahead,dependingondistance.MAN:

Ahha...

Oh,andwedooffertoarrangespecialtripsif,youknow,therearemorethantwelvepeople.

Ohright,I'

llkeepthatinmind.Andwhatarethetimesnormally?

Wetrytokeepitprettyfixedsothat,thatstudentsgettoknowthepattern.Weleaveateight-thirtya.m.andreturnatsixp.m.Wefigureit'

sbesttokeepthedayfairlyshort.

Ohyes.Andhowdowereserveaplace?

Yousignyournameonthenoticeboard.Doyouknowwhereitis?

Ahha.Isawitthismorning.

Andwedoaskthatyousignupthreedaysinadvancesoweknowwe'

vegotenoughpeopleinterestedtorunit,andwecancancelifnecessary,withfullrefundofcourse.MAN:

That'

sfine,thanks.

Andwhatvisitsareplannedforthisterm?

Right,wellI'

mafraidtheschedulehasn'

tbeenprintedoutyet,butwehaveconfirmedthedatesandplannedtheoptionalextravisitswhichyoucanalsobookinadvanceifyouwantto.

Ohthat'

sallright.IfyoucanjustgivesomeideaoftheweekendonessoIcan,youknow,workoutwhentoseefriends,etcetera.

Ohsure.Well,thefirstoneisStIves.That'

sonthethirteenthofFebruaryandwe'

llhaveonlysixteenplacesavailable'

coswe'

regoingbyminibus.Andthat'

sadayintownwiththeoptionalextraofvisitingtheHepworthMuseum.

Ohright...yeah...thatsoundsgood

Thenthere'

saLondontriponthesixteenthofFebruaryandwe'

llbetakingamedium-sizedcoachsothere'

llbeforty-fiveplacesonthat,and,let'

ssee,theoptionalextraistheTowerofLondon.

Oh,I'

vealreadybeenthere.

Afterthatthere'

sBristolonthethirdofMarch.

Where?

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

OK...

sinadifferentminibuswitheighteenplacesavailable,oh,andtheoptionalextraisavisittotheS.S.GreatBritain.

We'

regoingtoSalisburyontheeighteenthofMarchandthat'

salwaysapopularonebecausetheoptionalextraisStonehenge,sowe'

retakingthelargecoachwithfiftyseats...MAN:

Ohgood.

AndthenthelastoneistoBathonthetwenty-thirdofMarch.

Ohyes.IsBaththeRomancity?

Yes,that'

sright,andthat'

sinthesixteen-seaterminibus.

Andwhere'

stheoptionalvisit?

It'

stotheAmericanMuseum-wellworthavisit.

OK,wellthat'

sgreat,thanksforallthat...

Mypleasure.Bytheway,ifyouwantmoreinformationaboutanyofthetrips,havealookinthestudentnewspaper.

OK.

Or,haveawordwithmyassistant;

hernameisJaneYentob-that'

sY-E-N-T-O-B.

Right,I'

vegotthat.Thankyouverymuchforallyourhelp.

You'

reverywelcome.Ihopeyouenjoythetrips.

SECTION2

GoodafternooneverybodyandwelcometoRiversideIndustrialVillage.TostartyourvisitI'

mjustgoingtogiveyouabriefaccountofthehistoryofthemuseumbeforelettingyouroamaboutonyourown.Iwon'

tkeepyoulong.OK?

Now,fromwherewe'

restandingyou'

vegotagoodviewoftheriveroverthere.Anditwasbecauseofthisfast-flowingwaterthatthissitewasanaturalplaceformanufacturingworks.Thewaterandtheavailabilityofrawmaterialsinthearea,likemineralsandironore,andalsotheabundanceoflocalfuels,likecoalandfirewood,allmadethissitesuitableforindustryfromaveryearlytime.

Waterwasthemainsourceofpowerfortheearlyindustriesandsomeofthewaterwheelswerefirstestablishedinthetwelfthcentury,wouldyoubelieve?

Atthattime,localcraftsmenfirstbuiltanironforgejustbehindthevillagehere,onthebendintheriver.Bytheseventeenthandeighteenthcenturiestheregion'

sriverssupportedmorethanahundredandsixtywatermills-andmanyofthesecontinuedtooperatewellintothenineteenthcentury.Butthenthesteamenginewasinventedandthentherailwayscameandthecentresofindustrywereabletomoveawayfromtheriversandthecountrysideandintothetowns.So,industrialvillageslikethisonebecameveryrare.

Sothat'

sthehistory