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BBC News
21-06-2025
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Oxford school creates 'magical' toy worlds using lockers
School students have said converting old school lockers into toy display cabinets felt "kind of magical".Students from the Cheney School's Rumble Museum in Oxford, Oxfordshire, have used vintage toys such as a marble run and Polly Pocket to design "story lockers" as part of the museum's 100 Years of Toys & Games is the only UK-accredited museum spread throughout a school and people can book a visit to see the Lorna Robinson said the project had been "really special" because the children "designed a whole world inside their locker". The toys were donated during a community collection event in December, with organisers also recording stories and experiences of people's the Easter holidays, two units of 24 unused or broken lockers were transformed into the "ideal home" for an exhibition looking at the memorabilia. Lu Rahman from Oxford Furniture Makers, who is also a Cheney School alumnus, installed lighting and created "magical-looking" lockable inner Robinson said the lockers themselves had "a kind of artefact quality" as they had been used in schools for the past 50-60 years. Much of the collection is from the 80s and 90s - such as Dungeons and Dragons books, a marble run and a Game Boy console - when most of the students' parents grew 11 student Rachel said her group had chosen the Fisher Price record player toy because they "all love music and like playing records"."Our locker looks like someone's bedroom - we chose the posters on the wall as bands we really like," she said, adding that creating it had felt "fun" and "kind of magical". Ms Robinson added they were working on displaying other related projects in the long corridor, eventually recreating "a little bit of a journey of childhood".Ms Robinson said they they were still collecting stories and objects for the History of Childhood exhibition. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
BBC News
27-01-2025
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Holocaust Memorial Day: Oxford students create candleholder
A group of students have collaborated with a local museum to create a unique candleholder for Holocaust Memorial from Cheney School's Rumble Museum in Oxford worked with the Museum of Oxford to design the item as part of 80 Candles for 80 Years project by the Holocaust Memorial Day Jones, the museum's community engagement and exhibitions officer, alongside two students and two teachers, attended an event at Buckingham Palace on 13 January, where they spoke to King Charles III about their Jones said it was "an incredible honour". "It reinforced how vital it is to keep these stories alive and ensure they resonate with future generations," she said. The project was inspired by the life of Holocaust survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch MBE, a renowned cellist who survived Auschwitz due to her musical aged 13 to 15 explored her story through a creative workshop in October, and then decorated 10 glass included shattered glass, musical symbols and depictions of pieces will be displayed on a decorative stand and lit during the Mayor of Oxford's Holocaust Memorial Day service on service will take place at midday in the Assembly Room in Oxford Town Hall. Members of the public are invited to Mike Rowley said the service was an opportunity for the community to "come together and remember the past"."Peace, tolerance and understanding continue to be more important than ever," he said."The young people from Cheney School and the Museum of Oxford have created something truly special, and their invitation to meet the King at Buckingham palace is a remarkable recognition of their thoughtful work."Their candleholder will stand as a symbol of hope and remembrance, showing how history and art can challenge hatred and inspire reflection." You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, external, X (Twitter), external, or Instagram, external.
