Parliament Trip
On a very wet Monday, 1 December, members of the Student Council got the opportunity to visit the houses of Parliament! Over 30 pupils from our Student Parliament met at Twickenham station at the early hour of 7.45am and headed on a train straight to Waterloo Station. From Waterloo the group walked along the river to The Houses Of Parliament and while it was a rainy walk, the children saw some famous landmarks including: The London Eye and Elizabeth Tower. Once inside the pupils went on a comprehensive tour of the buildings, learning about its history and the differences between the House of Commons, House of Lords and the role of the monarchy. They visited the Sovereign’s entrance which is where the King enters for his annual trip to Parliament. They went to the King’s robing room (where he makes sure he looks nice and sophisticated!), following this visited the House of Lords and found
out what bills were in Parliament and how these were different to the bills that adults have to pay!
Next they passed through Central Lobby, a key public area known for its mosaics: each of the four walls had a depiction of one of the patron saints of the British Isles, St George for England, St Patrick for (Northern) Ireland, St Andrew for Scotland and St David for Wales. The tour continued to the House of Commons and after a length question and answer session they all headed to Westminster Hall, the oldest part of the Houses of Parliament. This large, dark and fairly cold hall is where King Charles I was tried and condemned to death by Oliver Cromwell in 1649. It is now used for
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