Monmouth School win VIP day at the Natural History Museum

A group of pupils from Osbaston Primary School in Monmouth have won £1,000 for their school and a special VIP trip to the Natural History Museum in London.

The children entered a competition run by OPAL in partnership with National Geographic Kids magazine.

Entrants were asked to come up with imaginative ways they could improve their school grounds for wildlife.

More than 200 entries were received, with the ideas expressed in everything from poetry to drawings.

The winning entry included practical suggestions such as flowerbeds and wormeries, combined with more elaborate constructions such as mini-beast mansions.

After being presented with the prize money, the children were treated to free entry to The Deep exhibition and got to handle some of the Museum’s specimens in the Investigate Centre.

Teacher Sian Vaughan Williams said, 'The children were extremely excited when they found out that their entry was picked as the winner. This is the first time many of them have been to the Natural History Museum so it really is a treat. We are looking forward to using the money to bring some of their ideas for the playground to life!'.