Maghull Hornby Festival 2013 Activity Badge
This festival badge was the idea of St Andrews Rainbow Leaders, who have been inspired by the recent Frank Hornby Festival in May to mark the 150th Birthday of the man himself.
Frank Hornby was an English inventor, businessman and politician. He was a visionary in toy development and manufacture, and although he had no formal engineering training, he was responsible for the invention and production of three of the most popular lines of toys – Meccano, Hornby Model Railways and Dinky Toys. He lived some of his life in Maghull and indeed was laid to rest in St Andrews Church graveyard.
The challenge is very easy to complete and has been structured into 3 sections - Play-it, Make-it and See-it. Within each section, you'll find activities appropriate to your Uniformed Section, which can be identified by the symbols at the top of each suggested activity i.e. Beavers/Rainbows, Brownies/Cubs.
All you need to do is select the Hornby Brand within each section that appeals to you most then complete at least one activity. It can be completed over 3 or more weekly meetings or as a one off activity event.
All templates, song sheets and game instructions are enclosed in this pack to support your preparation, together with a badge ordering form . Directions and the map for the heritage trail can be found on the Maghull Hornby Festival website www.maghullhornbyfestival.wordpress.com .
The cost of the Badge is £1 (plus postage cost). Any profit made will be used by St Andrews Rainbows to fund the cost of future Rainbow outings, rent and sleepovers.
Enjoy the Challenge, embrace Frank Hornby and if you have any queries, please feel free to contact Lisa Coleman at
Section 1 – Play It (use your imagination)
Ø Play Station Corners (instructions at the back of this pack)
Ø Sing – Runaway Train Action Song (lyrics at the back of this pack)
Ø Dance to the Locomotion using actions that imitate a train
Ø Using chairs set up to resemble the seating on a train, journey back in time to Victorian England. Once at your destination, hold a Victorian tea party or play a game of cricket, before jumping back on the time train to return to the future.
Ø Make up a rap song about trains, which includes sound effects
Ø Street Dance to the Locomotion
Ø Using chairs set up to resemble the seating on a train, seat on them and hold a conversation with the passenger next to you about subjects/topics that would have been relevant in Victorian times.
Ø Using a microphone or something similar – make announcements that you would expect to hear in a train station. Remember voice is important, so think about your speech, speed and pronunciation.
Ø Find someone who can teach you an old time dance such as a waltz, quick step or fox trot
Ø Hold a Dinky car rely race by putting the children into teams, placing lanes down on the floor with a finish line. Children are the cars and there is an “L” plate template at the back of this pack should you wish to use it.
Ø Play Garage Corners (instructions at the back of this pack)
Ø Use your imagination and create a game that involves cars then play it.
Ø Hold a Dinky car Grand Prix by putting the children into teams, placing circuit lanes down on the floor with a finish line. Children are the cars and there is an “L” plate template at the back of this pack should you wish to use it.
Ø Play Garage Corners (instructions are at the back of this pack)
Ø Use your imagination and create a game that involves cars then play it
Ø Plan a race strategy for a 30 lap Dinky Grand Prix. Put lanes down on the floor with a finish line and a pit stop area. You must plan in 3 pit stops - each time changing your driver, check the fuel and tyres (fuel is water for your driver and tyres are his/her footwear. Plan carefully to ensure your strategy will win you the race. Execute your plan to see how successful a crew you are.
Ø Use your imagination and create your own game which involves cars then play it.
Ø Pretend you are a crane and move boxes/objects from one side of the room to the other.
Ø Sing – London’s bridge is falling down with all the actions. (lyrics at the back of this pack)
Ø Pretend you are a crane and move boxes/ objects from one side of the room to the other.
Ø Sing/Rap – London’s bridge is falling down with all the actions. (lyrics at the back of this pack)
Ø Pretend you are a crane and see how many boxes/objects you can move from one side of the room to the other in 60 seconds.
Ø Rap – London’s bridge is falling down with all the actions. (lyrics at the back of this pack)
Section 2 – Create It
Ø Build your own train using play dough or funky foam pieces
Ø Design a station sign with the name of your imaginary station on it.
Ø Make your own train ticket.
(Merseyrail would be pleased to see your children’s designs, if you wish to forward them, please send them FAO – Sally Ralston @ Merseyrail)
Ø Build your own 3D train using the template from card.
Ø Create a name for your station and design a sign for it
Ø Make a safety poster that could be displayed at a station advising passengers how to keep safe using trains.
(Merseyrail would be pleased to see your children’s designs, if you wish to forward them, please send them FAO – Sally Ralston @ Merseyrail)
Ø Build your own 3D train using recycled materials
Ø Design a futuristic train station, including what type of trains would use it and the facilities available to travelers.
Ø Make a safety poster that could be displayed at a station advising passengers how to keep safe when travelling on trains
(Merseyrail would be pleased to see your children’s designs, if you wish to forward them, please send them FAO – Sally Ralston @ Merseyrail)
Ø Build your own dinky car using play dough or funky foam pieces
Ø Create your own flag using a sheet of A4 white paper, then cello tape it to a straw done one side of the paper so you can wave it in the air. If you have chosen to complete the Dinky Car Rely Race, use it to cheer on your team.
Ø Complete the dot to dot and colour it.
Ø Build your own dinky car using play dough or funky foam pieces
Ø Create your own flag using a large white cotton sheet that could be used in a grand prix race
Ø Complete the colour by numbers and give a name to each of your dinky cars within your fleet
Ø Design a futuristic car, include a name, what features, how it is powered and driven i.e. auto-pilot or manual.
Ø Design and build a race track using paper mashie, remember to give it a name and 1 unique feature that makes it different from the rest.
Ø Complete the car related word search
Ø Build a crane using the instructions in the appendix. See how many objects your crane can pick up and move to another space.
Ø Find someone who has a meccano set and build a moving object from it.
Ø Build the highest structure possible from a combination of cocktail sticks, wooden skewers, marshmallows and cotton buds.
Ø Find someone who has a meccano set and build a moving object from it.
Ø Build a crane using the instructions in the appendix. See how many objects your crane can pick up and move to another space.
Ø Build the highest structure possible from a combination of cocktail sticks, wooden skewers, marshmallows and cotton buds.
Ø Using re-cycled materials, build your own crane that would be capable of lifting a small object from one area and placing it in another.
Ø Alternatively, build a bridge from lollypop, cocktail sticks and/or cotton buds that would support a small car travelling over it.
Ø Find someone who has a meccano set and build a moving object from it.
Section 3 – Go see it
Ø Travel by train and visit Liverpool Lime Street Station. During your visit:-
o Look at all the different trains and where they are travelling to.
o Listen to the announcements made
o Locate the information boards and work out which is the next train to leave.
o Walk around the station to see what facilities they offer travellers, discussing why these facilities are offered and how they benefit the travellers.
o Ask one of the conductors if they are happy to chat to you about the train that is one their platform.
Ø Travel by car/coach and visit the Liverpool Museum. During your visit:-
o Locate the Dinky car collection.
o Ride on the train
o Find the Frank Hornby heritage information and read about the man himself.
o Look out the viewing area and count how many cranes you can see on the docks skyline.
Ø Visit the Hornby Heritage Centre in Maghull Town Hall, which houses collections of meccano, dinky cars and Hornby train sets.
Ø Complete the heritage walk around Maghull, the trail can be downloaded from the website www.maghullhornbyfestival.wordpress.com
Ø Have lunch at Wetherspoon’s Frank Hornby Pub and view their collection of memorabilia. The address is 38 Eastway, Maghull. Merseyside. L31 6BR.
Ø Invite local historian – Les French to your meeting/school to talk to you about Frank Hornby’s Life and the times he lived in. His contact number is 07802 25 2001.
Thank you for taking part in the Challenge, we hope you enjoyed it.
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Section 1 – Station/Garage Corners Game
This is a variation on the game Colour Corners and is an elimination game.
1. Name each corner of the room after either a station/garage part i.e.
a. Stations – Liverpool, Kings Cross, Leeds, Edinburgh
b. Garage Sections – Fuel, Repairs, Sales, Servicing
2. Instruct the children that whilst the music is playing, they must move around like a train/car but when it stops they are to choose a corner which is the station/part of the garage they wish to visit.
3. The leader of the game then randomly shouts out a named corner and all children in that station/garage section are out.
4. Continue until only one child remains and is declared the winner.
Section 1 – Station/Garage Corners Game L Plate Template
Section 1 – Lyrics for London’s Bridge
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair Lady.
Build it up with wood and clay,
Wood and clay, wood and clay,
Build it up with wood and clay,
My fair Lady.
Wood and clay will wash away,
Wash away, wash away,
Wood and clay will wash away,
My fair Lady.
Build it up with bricks and mortar,
Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar,
Build it up with bricks and mortar,
My fair Lady.
Bricks and mortar will not stay,
Will not stay, will not stay,
Bricks and mortar will not stay,
My fair Lady.
Build it up with iron and steel,
Iron and steel, iron and steel,
Build it up with iron and steel,
My fair Lady.
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
Bend and bow, bend and bow,
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
My fair Lady.
Build it up with silver and gold,
Silver and gold, silver and gold,
Build it up with silver and gold,
My fair Lady.
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
Stolen away, stolen away,
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
My fair Lady.
Set a man to watch all night,
Watch all night, watch all night,
Set a man to watch all night,
My fair Lady.
Suppose the man should fall asleep,
Fall asleep, fall asleep,
Suppose the man should fall asleep?
My fair Lady.
Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
Smoke all night, smoke all night,
Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
My fair Lady.
Section 1 – Play It – Runaway Train Lyrics
The runaway train came down the track and she blew,
The runaway train came down the track and she blew,
The runaway train came down the track, her whistle wide and her throttle back,
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew.
The engineer said the train must halt and she blew,
The engineer said the train must halt and she blew,
The engineer said the train must halt -- he said it was all the fireman's fault,
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew.
The fireman said he rang the bell and she blew,
The fireman said he rang the bell and she blew,
The fireman said he rang the bell -- the engineer said "You did like h***!"
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew.
The porter got an awful fright and she blew,
The porter got an awful fright and she blew,
The porter got an awful fright -- he got so scared he near turned white,
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew.
A donkey was standing in the way and she blew,
A donkey was standing in the way and she blew,
A donkey was standing in the way and all they found was just his bray,
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew.
The conductor said there'd be a wreck and she blew,
The conductor said there'd be a wreck and she blew,
The conductor said there'd be a wreck and he felt the chills run up his neck,
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew.
The runaway train went over the hill and she blew,
The runaway train went over the hill and she blew,
The runaway train went over the hill and the last we heard she was going still,
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew.