A school sign outside St Mary's school Old Basing
The lights below the sign are Solar and mains controled lights which is a cost effective control system providing new opportunities for warning of the presence of children at non-supervised crossing places such as schools.
Each unit is fitted witha control unit which can be set 365 days in advance. The lamps operate automatically and can be run on either mains electricity or solar power.
The benefits of such a system are that children are protected even if the patrol is absent, the motorist gets a timely warning reliably given, The Crossing Patrol has no more unnecessary walking to switch lights on and off, the Maintenance Engineer has fewer call outs, the ratepayer has a more cost-effective and reliable service and Government and Road Safety Departments have an effective tool in a vital area of safety policy.
St Mary's School was founded in 1865 in the Bolton Chapel of St. Mary's parish church before moving to its present site in 1866, which was land given by Lord Bolton.
Originally a primary school serving the local community, numbers rapidly grew in the intervening century and in the early 1970s the local education authority built a new infant school, just down the road.
As a Church of England Voluntary Aided school in the Diocese of Winchester it retains very close links with the Church, and the Vicar takes a weekly Act of Worship with the whole school, and regular Eucharist services are held at school and in Church. Within the last eighteen months the school's accommodation has undergone some major changes. A new year 6 wing has been added, a music and drama room created and another area modified to accommodate a reference library and computer suite. A new entrance and foyer welcomes guests, visitors, parents and friends to the school.
The tree in the backround is a beech tree which is a large tree, capable of reaching heights of up to 49 m (160 ft) tall[3] and 3 m (10 ft) trunk diameter, though more typically 25–35 m (80–115 ft) tall and up to 1.5 m (5 ft) trunk diameter. A 10-year-old sapling will stand about 4 m (13 ft) tall. It has a typical lifespan of 150 to 200 years, though sometimes up to 300 years. The appearance varies according to its habitat; in forest conditions, it tends to have a long, slender light-gray trunk with a narrow crown and erect branches, in isolation with good side light the trunk is short with a large and widely spreading crown with very long branches.
The leaves of beech are often not shed in the autumn and instead remain on the tree until the spring. This process is called marcescence. This particularly occurs when trees are saplings or when plants are clipped as a hedge (making beech hedges attractive screens, even in winter), but it also often continues to occur on the lower branches when the tree is mature.
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A school sign outside St Mary's school Old Basing
The lights below the sign are Solar and mains controled lights which is a cost effective control system providing new opportunities for warning of the presence of children at non-supervised crossing places such as schools.
Each unit is fitted witha control unit which can be set 365 days in advance. The lamps operate automatically and can be run on either mains electricity or solar power.
The benefits of such a system are that children are protected even if the patrol is absent, the motorist gets a timely warning reliably given, The Crossing Patrol has no more unnecessary walking to switch lights on and off, the Maintenance Engineer has fewer call outs, the ratepayer has a more cost-effective and reliable service and Government and Road Safety Departments have an effective tool in a vital area of safety policy.
St Mary's School was founded in 1865 in the Bolton Chapel of St. Mary's parish church before moving to its present site in 1866, which was land given by Lord Bolton.
Originally a primary school serving the local community, numbers rapidly grew in the intervening century and in the early 1970s the local education authority built a new infant school, just down the road.
As a Church of England Voluntary Aided school in the Diocese of Winchester it retains very close links with the Church, and the Vicar takes a weekly Act of Worship with the whole school, and regular Eucharist services are held at school and in Church. Within the last eighteen months the school's accommodation has undergone some major changes. A new year 6 wing has been added, a music and drama room created and another area modified to accommodate a reference library and computer suite. A new entrance and foyer welcomes guests, visitors, parents and friends to the school.
The tree in the backround is a beech tree which is a large tree, capable of reaching heights of up to 49 m (160 ft) tall[3] and 3 m (10 ft) trunk diameter, though more typically 25–35 m (80–115 ft) tall and up to 1.5 m (5 ft) trunk diameter. A 10-year-old sapling will stand about 4 m (13 ft) tall. It has a typical lifespan of 150 to 200 years, though sometimes up to 300 years. The appearance varies according to its habitat; in forest conditions, it tends to have a long, slender light-gray trunk with a narrow crown and erect branches, in isolation with good side light the trunk is short with a large and widely spreading crown with very long branches.
The leaves of beech are often not shed in the autumn and instead remain on the tree until the spring. This process is called marcescence. This particularly occurs when trees are saplings or when plants are clipped as a hedge (making beech hedges attractive screens, even in winter), but it also often continues to occur on the lower branches when the tree is mature.
stmarys.virtualschools.net/folders/about_us/history_of_th...