What do you get if you mix four BBC Radio Cambridgeshire staff, masses of radio equipment and 180 budding reporters? The answer is two of the best fun days EVER!  | Catherine takes a group of pupils on tour! |
As part of BBC Cambridgeshire’s ‘Voices’ project, wannabe media stars from St Augustine’s Infant School and Gordon Fendick’s Junior School in Wisbech North were given the chance to have a go at making their own mini radio features. Nicki Ledgard, Stuart Ratcliffe, Jane Smith and Catherine Carr visited 9 different classes, teaching pupils from years 1, 2 and 6 all about sound effects, microphone technique, reporting skills and dishing out some professional interview tips.  | Nicki Ledgard with a pupil |
Now that the children have had a chance to learn how the mini disc recorders work, they’ve been invited to come and borrow the kit to make their own radio packages. Listen to one of the pupils from Gordon Fendick's Junior School interview head teacher Mrs Southwell »
Listen out for Charlotte’s tour of St Augustine’s church and the story of Grant’s frogs, which he keeps in the bin! |