Calling all Salty Dogs!!

20 Jan 09

The Whitgift School, Haling Park, is looking for some very special salty dogs! Woof! The school is involved in a special exhibition of the famous ship - the Mary Rose - and organisers want a team of small, well-trained dogs to guide school children around the various attractions.

If you didn’t already know, the ship the ‘Mary Rose’ was sunk in 1545 in the Battle of the Solent. She was raised in 1982 and her collection is a unique time capsule and one of the world’s most precious heritage icons.

The notion of dog-tour-guides is in honour of a dog called Hatch, the ship’s dog, who was trapped in the doorway of the ship when it sunk and whose skeleton is one of the artefacts on display. Awoo!

A spokesman said: “A number of displays have been created to be of particular interest to children. Each of these will be indicated by a symbol of Hatch, the ship’s dog. Young visitors will discover the history of Henry VIII’s famous warship and uncover the truth about what happened to Hatch. It will be an exciting adventure.”

Other Tudor artefacts on display include clothing, jewellery, personal possessions, money, domestic utensils, furniture, musical instruments, medical equipment, navigational apparatus, weapons of warfare, tools, rigging and wood from the ship.

If you would like to take part, please have your two-legged contact the Mary Rose team on 020 8633 9939. The exhibition runs from April 7 to August 7.

SuperWoof to Hatch, the salty sea dog of Tudor Times!

Awoof! Archie