The Pioneers statue celebrates the canal builders who founded Ellesmere Port and was cast in bronze by Liverpool artist Stephen Broadbent.
ARIC (Atmospheric Research Information Centre) have drawn up a series of air quality information packs for different stages of the national curriculum. These range from activity packs for key stage 1 through to a student pack that will prove useful for college studies. Information can be viewed on screen or downloaded as pdf files. Click on the links below to visit the ARIC website:
Ages 5 - 11
Information sheets, games, puzzles and posters about air pollution:
Key Stage 3
Fact sheets and teaching packs on air quality, the effects of transport and industry, the impacts on health and what we can do to reduce pollution:
Key Stage 4
Fact sheets and teaching packs on air pollution science, air pollution impacts (including acid rain and urban air quality) and air pollution policy:
Further Education
A comprehensive work for geology, geography and environmental science students studying climate change:
Note: Unfortunately, funding for the above was withdrawn in 2005 and they have not been updated since. However, the information is still relevant and should prove to be a very useful resource.
