Coastal experts visit school as part of geography project to learn more about erosion

Pupils from the school wrote to the council as part of their coursework around climate change and the impact of coastal erosion in Norfolk.

Keen to help, the council's portfolio holder for Tourism, Culture and Coastal Management, Councillor James Bensly, and Coastal Advisor, Colin Bye, gave a presentation and answered questions from the children.

Councillor Bensly said: ''When we received letters from the pupils asking if we could help them we were very impressed with their knowledge and interest in how erosion is having an effect on our coastal communities here in Norfolk.

''We were able to explain to the students how erosion happens and how the council monitors the changes on our coast. It was a really lively session and, even though it is a complex subject they were all engaged and keen to learn more about how and why erosion occurs - not just here but worldwide.''

As part of the interactive session Mr Bye brought along one of the drones his team uses to examine the coastline and demonstrated how new technology is enabling research and monitoring to be as effective as possible.

At the end of the session Councillor Bensly presented all of the pupils with a special certificate to mark their learning and involvement in the day.

Rollesby Primary School teacher Claire Crosbie who facilitated the visit said: ''The whole class was really looking forward to the visit and loved the talk and we would love to be involved in any other opportunities that link to our geography work.''