Heritage Grant for Bexhill High Reporters

The Rother Special News Report project has been organised by East Sussex-based film and music charity Sound Architect and made possible thanks to a 35,100 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and funding from Rother District Council.

Students from Bexhill High School and Robertsbridge Community College will undertake research including visits to local historical sites such as Bodiam Castle and Battle as well as local museums.

They will create filmed 'news reports' which will be shown, along with a special exhibition, at Bodiam Castle and the De La Warr Pavilion.

The films will also feature in next year's East Sussex Young People's Film Festival, due to take place at the De La Warr Pavilion in October.

Up to a dozen students from each of the two schools will be trained in film making skills and a further 50 will be involved in research, design and performance.

The project has won the support of the National Trust and Rother District Council's museums service.

Commenting for Sound Architect, project manager Rachel Lewis said: "This is a really exciting project and we are delighted to be working with such enthusiastic pupils and staff from the two schools. The project really will bring history to life and to the big screen."