A PRIMARY school in Ilminster stepped back in time as pupils and staff shared a Victorian Day.

Herne View Church of England Primary School traditionally the school has always held a Victorian Day to tie in with Ilminster’s Christmas Lights switch on.

This year pupils and staff, who joined in the fun by dressing up, enjoyed class walks around the town to look at the Christmas windows, and in the afternoon, Year 3 children gave their own singing performance in the Market Square to families and friends.

Another part of the day saw older pupils linked to younger ones to help teach them and practise traditional games like hopscotch, helping the children understand the history of these games and giving them games they can continue to enjoy at playtimes.

Claire Oaten, headteacher commented: “Days like these are always a lot of fun and combine our commitment to ensuring pupils have a breadth of learning with our wish to involve our pupils as much as possible in the local community.

“These days help us support pupils to develop and apply their knowledge whilst also practising key skills including leadership for our older pupils in organising games for the younger cohorts including, those in our pre-school, Apple Orchard.

“The whole day was a lot of fun and being able to participate with our Lanterns in the Christmas Lights Switch on parade was a wonderful conclusion to the day.”

The gallery above shows photos from the day.