Surnames...

I think that I have mentioned this before, but as Year 11 were particularly interested in it this morning, I thought we'd have a reminder.

The map below shows the distribution of the surname "Ellis" within Great Britain in 1998, according to the Electoral Register.

Visit the website of the National Trust Names project and find out what your surname means, where it originates, and how far your ancesters travelled between 1881 and 1998. Leave a comment and let us know what you find out!

Disappearing Welsh coastlines...

The National Trust have released a report today highlighting 66 coastal sites that they own and manage in Wales which are at risk of flooding in the next 100 years.


Those of you who fancy a bit of bed-time reading can click on the picture to download a pdf of the report (in Welsh as well as English... so you can practise your language skills!).


Get reading Yr10, 11 and 13!!



You can also find the BBC coverage of the story, together with a video clip and some readers' comments here.