To energise the Museums forum exhibition and make it more interactive Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Museum were invited to Snibston Discovery Museum, to run a workshop with a group of adults with learning difficulties, who are themselves volunteers at Snibston.
The group participated in a ‘cooking in the field with a ration pack’ session. They learnt what soldiers ate during wartime, how they prepared their food and even got a taste of actual army grub.
The session was hugely successful, especially once the beef ravioli and hot chocolate started to get passed around. It was a great way to engage the group in wartime history and demonstrated to them that history can be fun! After participating in the workshop, many of the group have voiced their desire to visit more of the local independent museums.
One of the workshop participants said:
“Who would have thought they get milk with their coffee even in Afghanistan. It was really quick and easy to prepare with the right equipment and the man from the army really came well prepared”
