New Lihou education centre opens to public

The Lihou Island Museum and Education Centre has officially been opened.

Lihou is a small island off the west coast of Guernsey, which is only accessible at low tide.

The centre has two main rooms, one based on history of the island and one based on the wildlife.

It is hoped to attract schools to the small island, to help students to learn more about Lihou.

Stuart Harrison, from Appleby, was involved in the curation of the site alongside the Lihou trust.

He said: "We were really interested in forming a partnership with the charity over a couple of years.

"The inaccessibility to the island was one of the main challenges, but initially it was just trying to get our heads around such a varied history that Lihou has over ten thousand years.

He added: "The initial feedback we've had is that as soon as school students enter the rooms, they interact with it - so it's really lovely to hear as that's the whole point, to engage and educate school children."

Lisa Upham, from Appleby said: "It's been fascinating, I've actually loved every minute of it.

"It's just been really fun to work on and its completely different to our day jobs, so that's actually quite nice."

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